Archeologists Find 17,000-Year-Old Kangaroo Painting
An Australian rock painting has been dated at approximately 17,300 years old the oldest known artwork still on the wall of a rock shelter in the country in a finding that unlocks a greater understanding of humanity’s ancient past.
Researchers from the University of Melbourne (UM) and the University of Western Australia (UWA) found the kangaroo painted by ancestors of the Balanggarra people from the northeast Kimberley region of Western Australia.
The results were published on Feb. 22 in Nature Human Behaviour and form part of Australia’s largest rock art dating project.
To calculate its age, the archaeologists worked with traditional owners using radiocarbon dating based on the age of wasp nests over the paint.
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, AFP reports. The finding, described in the journal Science
SINGAPORE - Much like the forensic crime investigators on any number of cop shows, archaeologists just need a speck of calcite - also known as "cave popcorn" - to begin unravelling the mysteries of a cave painting.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Water Tank from Mughal Era Discovered by Archaeologists in Fatehpur Sikri
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A water tank, with a fountain in the centre, dating back to the 16th-century Mughal era, has been found by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in Fatehpur Sikri.
During the conservation work of the Todarmal Baradari, an area around it was being excavated when the discovery took place. A baradari or Bara Dari is a building or pavilion with twelve doors designed to allow free flow of air.
Superintending archaeologist of ASI (Agra circle) Vasant Swarankar, said During excavation, a square tank, with arms measuring 8.7 m and depth of 1.1 m, was discovered. The floor of the fountain tank is lime plastered, containing embellished patterns in lime as well. It must have been constructed along with the Baradari at that time.
Updated Jan 17, 2021 | 12:33 IST
The painting of the Sulawesi warty pig measures 53 by 21 inches. It was painted using a dark red ochre pigment. Earliest known cave art by humans found in Indonesia | Photo Credit: AFP
A painting of a life-sized pig found in Indonesia has been dated to nearly 45,000-years-old, making it the oldest cave art known to man.
The discovery was made by archaeologists from Australia and Indonesia. who described their findings in the journal Science Advances. According to the study, the art shows a Sulawesi warty pig.
“The world’s oldest surviving representational image of an animal,” the researchers claimed in their paper.