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Live Science on MSN51,000-year-old Indonesian cave painting may be the world's oldest storytelling art5d
Smithsonian Magazine on MSNIndonesian Cave Painting Is Oldest-Known Visual StorytellingMore news
A 51,200-year-old cave painting was uncovered on an Indonesian island, making it the oldest evidence of storytelling in art ever found. The discovery took place on the island of Sulawesi, inside a limestone cave called Leang Karampuang.
The enigmatic scene depicted on the wall is believed to represent a hunting narrative, but one born of imagination rather than reality.
The painting of a wild pig and three human-like figures is at least 51,200 years old, more than 5,000 years older than the previous oldest cave art. The discovery pushes back the time that modern humans first showed the capacity for creative thought.
Scientists have discovered artwork depicting three human-like figures interacting with a wild pig in what they have determined is the world's oldest-known confidently dated cave painting — created at least 51,
Scientists Date Oldest Cave Painting in the World A cave painting discovered on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, has been dated by researchers as the oldest in the world. Footage released by Griffith University explains more about the painting,
Artwork of three humanlike figures and a wild pig was made more than 51,000 years ago, scientists say A cave painting on an Indonesian island is believed to be the oldest known evidence of storytelling in art,
Figurative art presents lifelike representations of subjects. Using a new laser technique, we’ve dated figurative rock art painted 51,200 years ago.
The oldest known surviving picture story in the world has been found in a cave in Indonesia. The painting, which depicts three human-like figures interacting with a wild pig, was discovered in a limestone cave called Leang Karampuang on the island of Sulawesi,