19/11/2019
Scientists in Indonesia discovered the oldest cave paintings
The age of one figure found in the cave is about 40 thousand years, and the other from 23 to 18 thousand.
Archaeologists from the University of Griffith (Australia) discovered unique drawings in one of the caves of Borneo in Indonesia. Scientists believe that these are the most ancient of the registered drawings of people, writes Fainaidea.
Researchers managed to find an abstract drawing of a bull, made with crimson paint - presumably the paint of a mulberry tree and several other small drawings of an orange hue.
According to preliminary data, the age of the bull’s image is about 40 thousand years, and for smaller cave paintings - from 23 to 18 thousand years.
It was previously believed that the most ancient cave paintings were discovered in modern Europe.