Art for the ages: The limestone cave painting, which was found on the island of Sulawesi, depicts hunters chasing wild animals. — Reuters
Jakarta: An Indonesian cave painting that depicts a prehistoric hunting scene may be the world’s oldest figurative artwork dating back nearly 44,000 years, pointing to an advanced artistic culture, according to new research.Discovered two years ago on the island of Sulawesi, the 4.5m-wide painting features wild animals being chased by half-human hunters wielding what appear to be spears and ropes, said the study published in the journal Nature on Wednesday.
Using dating technology, the team at Australia’s Griffith University said it had confirmed that the limestone cave painting dated back at least 43,900 years during the Upper Paleolithic period.
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