04-07-2024 05:38 via theguardian.com

Oldest known picture story is a 51,000-year-old Indonesian cave painting

New dating technique finds painting on island of Sulawesi is 6,000 years older than previous record holderThe world’s oldest known picture story is a cave painting almost 6,000 years older than the previous record holder, found about 10km away on the same island in Indonesia, an international team of archaeologists has said.The painting, believed to be at least 51,200 years old, was found at Leang Karampuang cave on the east Indonesian island of Sulawesi, researchers from Griffith Universi
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