Scientists have uncovered a pig painting in an Indonesian cave that dates back more than 45,000 years, representing perhaps the world's oldest surviving animal depiction and the most ancient known figurative artwork. The cave painting may also.
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Published 13th January 2021
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A warty pig painted on a cave wall 45,500 years ago is the world s oldest depiction of an animal
The world s oldest known figurative artwork has been discovered in a cave in Indonesia an endearing image of a warty pig.
Archaeologists working on the site on the island of Sulawesi said the cave art was at least 45,500 years old. It is also thought to be the oldest surviving image of an animal. Painted using red ocher pigment, the animal appears to be observing a fight or social interaction between two other warty pigs.
Researchers from Australia and Indonesia found the painting of the native wild boar on the rear wall of the Leang Tedongnge cave in the south of the island of Sulawesi.
World s oldest known cave painting found in Indonesia AFP
Updated Jan 14, 2021, 12:59 am IST
The painting is a life-sized picture of a wild pig that was made at least 45,500 years ago
Humans have hunted Sulawesi warty pigs for tens of thousands of years, and they are a key feature of the region s prehistoric artwork, particularly during the Ice Age. (Photo:AFP)
WASHINGTON: Archaeologists have discovered the world s oldest known cave painting: a life-sized picture of a wild pig that was made at least 45,500 years ago in Indonesia.
The finding described in the journal Science Advances on Wednesday provides the earliest evidence of human settlement of the region.
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