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45,500-year-old rock painting of pigs in Indonesia is the oldest-known art depicting real, recognisable objects


45,500-year-old rock painting of pigs in Indonesia is the oldest-known art depicting real, recognisable objects
By science reporter Belinda Smith
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A scene of warty pigs, discovered in an Indonesian cave in 2017, was thought to be painted by modern humans at least 45,500 years ago. (Supplied: AA Oktaviana)
More than 45,500 years ago, perched on a ledge at the back of an Indonesian cave, an artist was at work.
By flickering firelight, they carefully daubed three Sulawesi warty pigs one more than a metre long on the limestone wall using dark red pigment, complete with distinctive facial nubs and a crest of stiff hair, features particular to the species. ....

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Cave Painting of Pigs Might Be the Oldest Known Artwork of Animals


Cave Painting of Pigs Might Be the Oldest Known Artwork of Animals
Image: Maxime Aubert
A pig painting inside an Indonesian cave has been dated to 43,900 years old, making it among the oldest if not
the oldest known figurative art piece in the archaeological record.
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The painting was found at the Leang Tedongnge cave site on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island. The artwork appears to depict a confrontation or some sort of social interaction, between three Sulawesi warty pigs (
Sus celebensis). These short-legged pigs, with their characteristic warty faces, are still around today, and during the Pleistocene they represented an important prey animal for the early humans who lived in this part of the world. That early humans living on the island would depict these creatures on their cave walls is an indication of their cultural, social, and existential importance. ....

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