Ancient Architects | 51,200-YEARS-OLD! The Oldest Narrative Cave Art EVER Discovered @AncientArchitects | Uploaded July 2024 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
An incredible piece of art from a cave in Sulawesi, Indonesia, has been unveiled as the oldest-known narrative cave art ever discovered, dating back to at least 51,200 years ago.

The find re-writes the timeline of human artistic expression and shows us the advanced storytelling abilities of our very ancient ancestors.

A brand-new scientific dating method was used, and is called 'laser ablation uranium-series imaging'. Watch this video to learn more about this new discovery!

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Sources:
nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07541-7
theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jul/03/oldest-picture-story-cave-painting-indonesia-record-51000-years
designtimes.com/articles/4186/20240704/sulawesi-cave-paintings-revealed-world-s-oldest-figurative-art-57.htm
ancient-origins.net/artifacts-ancient-writings-news-history-archaeology/sulawesi-narrative-cave-art-0021033
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-07-04/cave-art-indonesia-oldest-storytelling-wild-pig-homo-sapiens/104047602
nationalgeographic.com/science/article/45500-year-old-pig-painting-worlds-oldest-animal-art

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