Possibly the oldest known piece of figurative art found in Indonesia
A team of researchers has dated a prehistoric painting in Indonesia to at least 51.200 years ago, they have proposed in a study that this painting is the oldest known example of “figurative” art.
Wil Roebroeks, professor of Paleolithic Archaeology, responded to this research, stating that the dating work done by the researchers was “solid,” however the “narrative” interpretation is open to debate.
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