It may not look like much, just a flaking image of three people around a big red pig. But the humble cave painting discovered in Indonesia is the oldest known narrative artwork ever made by human hands, dating back more than 51,000 years, new research has said.
But the humble cave painting discovered in Indonesia is the oldest known narrative artwork ever made by human hands, dating back more than 51,000 years, new research has said.
The latest discovery, which was dated using a new laser technique, marks"the first time we've passed the 50,000-year barrier," said Mr Aubert, a co-author of a new study in Nature describing the find. For the discovery, the researchers used a new method that uses lasers and computer software to create a"map" of rock samples.
The first images known to have been made by humans are simple lines and patterns made in ochre found in South Africa dating back 100,000 years. The date given for the Indonesian cave art is"quite provocative" because it is so much older than what has been found elsewhere, including in Europe, said Chris Stringer, an anthropologist at London's Natural History Museum.
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