"Scientists have identified what may bethe earliest rock art ever in a limestone cave in Indonesiafrom about 67,800 years ago, at least 1,100 years earlier than previously thought. According to new findings published in by a team of Australian and Indonesian researchers, a partial hand stencil with outlined fingers was found inside a cave on Muna, a satellite island of Sulawesi. The painting predates 66,000 year-old rock art attributed to Neanderthals in Spain, which was believed to be the earliest example of its kind."
"The research was led by researchers [tweaking to "project was led by researchers" from Australia's Griffith University and Southern Cross University, with support from Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency. In a press release shared with Hyperallergic, the researchers said their findings provided insight into the contested timeline of human settlement in present-day Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea when they comprised one supercontinent known as Sahul, until sea levels rose during the last Ice Ageabout 18,000 years ago."
Scientists identified a partial hand stencil with outlined fingers in a limestone cave on Muna, a satellite island of Sulawesi, dated to about 67,800 years ago. The painting predates previously known examples, including 66,000-year-old rock art in Spain and 51,200-year-old Sulawesi art of human figures with pigs. The cave also contains later artwork, some dated to about 20,000 years ago. The project was led by researchers from Australia's Griffith University and Southern Cross University with support from Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency. The finding informs timelines of human settlement and migration into the Sahul landmass, with Sulawesi as a possible route.
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