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Painting of pig may be one of worldâs oldest cave art By CNN Staff | January 16, 2021 at 2:18 PM EST - Updated January 16 at 2:18 PM
(CNN) - Experts believe a cave drawing of a warty pig is at least 45,000 years old, making it the oldest surviving depiction of an animal.
Archeologists found it on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, painted in red ocher in limestone caves. They think it shows the animal watching two other warty pigs in a fight or other interaction.
The Sulawesi caves appear to be a treasure trove of human history.
Cave art depicting a hunting scene dating to 43,900 years ago was also found in Sulawesi in late 2019.
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How we discovered world’s oldest known cave painting of animals in a secret Indonesian valley
Dating to at least 45,500 years ago, the art portrays images of the Sulawesi warty pig. Adhi Agus Oktaviana in front of the Leang Tedongnge rock art panel. | Adhi Agus Oktaviana, Author provided
The dating of an exceptionally old cave painting of animals that was found recently on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is reported in our recent paper.
The painting portrays images of the Sulawesi warty pig (
Sus celebensis), which is a small (40kg to 85kg) short-legged wild boar endemic to the island.
Dating to at least 45,500 years ago, this cave painting may be the oldest depiction of the animal world, and possibly the earliest figurative art (an image that resembles the thing it is intended to represent), yet uncovered.