(Reuters) - On the ceiling of a limestone cave on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, scientists have discovered artwork depicting three human-like figures interacting with a wild pig in what they have ...

A prehistoric painting in Indonesia has been dated to at least 51,200 years ago, making it the earliest known example of "figurative" cave art in the world and perhaps the oldest known surviving ...

Many millennia ago, in what is now the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, humans ground up some pigment and daubed pigs and people on the walls of a cave. Using cutting edge techniques, scientists have ...

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 ...

On the ceiling of a limestone cave on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, scientists have discovered artwork depicting three human-like figures interacting with a wild pig in what they have determined ...

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A cave painting in Indonesia is the oldest such artwork in the world, dating back at least 51,200 years, according to an international team of researchers who say its narrative scene also makes it the ...

The researchers used a new scientific approach to determine the minimum age of the painting. On the ceiling of a limestone cave on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, scientists have discovered artwork ...

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A cave painting of human figures and a wild pig dating back 51,000 years is believed to be the oldest evidence of human storytelling. The image discovered in a limestone cave on the Indonesian island ...

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