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Ancient Stone Tools Found on Sulawesi, but who made them Remains a Mystery

Another collection of stone tools dating back more than 50,000 years has been unearthed on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Details of the find, at a rock-shelter known as Leang Burung 2, are described in our paper out today in PLOS ONE.

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DNA Sheds Light on Peopling of the Western Pacific - Archaeology Magazine

DNA Sheds Light on Peopling of the Western Pacific - Archaeology Magazine
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Climate crisis is damaging the world s oldest cave art

Climate crisis is damaging the world s oldest cave art CNN 3 hrs ago © Linda Siagian via Griffith University The stencilled handprints were made almost 40,000 years ago. The handprints on the ceiling of an Indonesian cave are among the earliest known to archaeologists and date back 39,000 years. Stenciled with red pigments, the drawings make the ancient humans who placed their palms on the cool cave so long ago feel tantalizingly close. In a cave nearby is the oldest known depiction of an animal an endearing warty pig. The art in the limestone caves in this region of southern Sulawesi are the earliest known examples of artistic creativity on the planet older than much of the prehistoric cave art in Europe and they are being damaged by the impact of the climate crisis in the tropical region, a new study published Thursday warns.

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