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Scientists have identified a life-size portrait of a kangaroo as Australia s oldest rock painting.
The ancient art, described Monday in the journal Nature Human Behavior, is between 17,500 and 17,100 years old.
Researchers dated the portrait, discovered in Western Australia s Kimberley region, by radiocarbon dating 27 mud wasp nests built under and over a collection of rock paintings. This is a significant find as through these initial estimates, we can understand something of the world these ancient artists lived in, lead study author Damien Finch said in a news release.
The oldest complete rock painting in Australia is a portrait of a kangaroo!
PARIS, Feb 24 A kangaroo painting created over 17,000 years ago by Aboriginal artists has been identified with a little help from some ancient wasps as Australia’s oldest intact rock art. The two-metre-long (six-feet) artwork on the sloped ceiling of a rock shelter in Western.
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The team dated 27 mud wasp nests around 16 different paintings from eight rock shelters
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A montage of photographs of the 17,300-year-old kangaroo rock painting (left) and an illustration of the artwork (right). Credit: Damien Finch et al
The team dated 27 mud wasp nests around 16 different paintings from eight rock shelters A kangaroo painting created over 17,000 years ago by Aboriginal artists has been identified with a little help from some ancient wasps as Australia s oldest intact rock art.
The two-metre-long (six-feet) artwork on the sloped ceiling of a rock shelter in Western Australia s Kimberley region was painted in an early naturalistic style, which often features life-sized renderings of animals, according to research published Monday.