The world's oldest cave paintings in Indonesia under threat of wildfires
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Researchers from Griffith University in Australia have dated artwork in a cave in South Sulawesi's Maros-Pangkep. The painting depicts human-like figures interacting with a pig and is at least 51,200 years old. These ancient cave paintings are currently under threat from wildfires.
In a cave in South Sulawesi's Maros-Pangkep, an artwork depicting human-like figures interacting with a pig was dated by researchers from Australia's Griffith University to be at least 51,200 years old.