A cave painting on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, believed to be the world’s oldest, is decaying at a rapid pace because of salt erosion likely caused by climate change, archaeologists have warned.
Thursday, 10 Jun 2021 09:23 AM MYT
Archeologists gather while inspecting the world s oldest limestone cave painting, which is decaying at a rapid pace due to climate change, in Maros regency, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia, May 27, 2021. Reuters pic
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MAROS, June 10 A cave painting on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, believed to be the world’s oldest, is decaying at a rapid pace because of salt erosion likely caused by climate change, archaeologists have warned.
The painting of a group of therianthropes, or humans with animal characteristics, appearing to hunt animals was found in a limestone cave in 2017 and dated to nearly 44,000 years ago.
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Climate change is not only affecting cities and daily life but also slowly destroying ancient art dating back to 44,000 years ago. Cave paintings found in a limestone cave are slowly being erased by salt crystallization caused by the changing climate.