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Pleistocene cave art from Sulawesi, Indonesia

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  • M. Aubert

    (Centre for Archaeological Science, University of Wollongong
    Place, Evolution and Rock Art Heritage Unit (PERAHU), Griffith University)

  • A. Brumm

    (Centre for Archaeological Science, University of Wollongong
    Present address: Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland 4111, Australia.)

  • M. Ramli

    (Balai Pelestarian Peninggalan Purbakala, Makassar 90111, Indonesia)

  • T. Sutikna

    (Centre for Archaeological Science, University of Wollongong
    National Centre for Archaeology (ARKENAS), Jakarta 12001, Indonesia)

  • E. W. Saptomo

    (National Centre for Archaeology (ARKENAS), Jakarta 12001, Indonesia)

  • B. Hakim

    (Balai Arkeologi Makassar, Makassar 90242, Indonesia)

  • M. J. Morwood
  • G. D. van den Bergh

    (Centre for Archaeological Science, University of Wollongong)

  • L. Kinsley

    (Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia)

  • A. Dosseto

    (Wollongong Isotope Geochronology Laboratory, University of Wollongong
    GeoQuEST Research Centre, University of Wollongong)

Abstract

Cave art from the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, consisting of human hand stencils and animal paintings, is at least 40,000 years old, raising the question of why rock art traditions appeared at more or less the same time at opposite ends of the Late Pleistocene human world.

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  • M. Aubert & A. Brumm & M. Ramli & T. Sutikna & E. W. Saptomo & B. Hakim & M. J. Morwood & G. D. van den Bergh & L. Kinsley & A. Dosseto, 2014. "Pleistocene cave art from Sulawesi, Indonesia," Nature, Nature, vol. 514(7521), pages 223-227, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:514:y:2014:i:7521:d:10.1038_nature13422
    DOI: 10.1038/nature13422
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