[SunkenCiv]

The paintings were found in the caves of Karampuang Hill in the Indonesian Island of South Sulawesi [World's oldest cave art found showing humans and pig | Pallab Ghosh | BBC | 3 July 2024]

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[BobL]

“”It is the oldest evidence we have for storytelling. It shows that humans at the time had the capacity to think in abstract terms,” he explained.”

Very cool, and definitely fits the ‘abstract’ style of artwork, at least at this point, based on my thorough understanding of art. Perhaps it wasn’t as abstract when first painted, though.

[Red Badger]

[montag813]

“they came from Africa!” 🤣

[Democrat = party of treason]

Pretty sure Joe Biden drew that, just the other day...

[dfwgator]

When there wasn’t even any Hollywood.

[Leep]

It’s the artist’s first ..and last.. show.

[GreenHornet]

Representational art discovered in a cave on Karampuang Hill on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi has been dated to at least 51,200 years ago by a team of researchers led by Adhi Agus Oktaviana of Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency

They know it's genuine because they also found a Certificate of Authenticity.

[nwrep]

led by Adhi Agus Oktaviana of Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency

Can we get some Western experts to validate this date? Very often these local officials exaggerate the importance of artifacts in their own country. I would be more comfortable with the 51,000 year estimate if someone from Western Europe or North America confirms it.

[LastDayz]

Soooo.... is this representative of a Neanderthal masterpiece?

[MikelTackNailer]

Barbecue is eternal.