Source: TH
Context: Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest-known cave painting in the Leang Karampuang cave on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
- This artwork, created at least 51,200 years ago, depicts three human-like figures interacting with a wild pig.
- Researchers determined its age using a new technique involving laser dating of calcium carbonate crystals that formed over the painting.
- The painting, made with dark red pigment, portrays a pig standing upright, surrounded by three smaller human-like figures, suggesting a narrative scene.
- This makes it the oldest-known evidence of storytelling in art.
