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As the full-scope of what we stand to lose to climate change continues to come into fruition, primitive art has now come into view. Scientists only recently discovered the oldest cave drawings known to man in Sulawesi—an island in Indonesia—and they now see the artifacts “disappearing before [their] eyes.”
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Last Updated: Indonesia: Climate Change Wrecking Ancient Cave Paintings In Sulawesi Islands A new study revealed that the oldest-known hand stencil drawing is degenerating at an ‘alarming rate’ due to climate change. (Image: Unsplash) A new study revealed that the oldest-known hand stencil drawing is degenerating at an ‘alarming rate’ due to climate change. The island of Sulawesi in Indonesia consists of a cave art that dates back more than 45,000 years. The ancient cave paintings include depictions of animals, mixed human and animal figures, hand stencils drawn in red and mulberry pigments, and is considered the earliest known narrative scene in prehistoric art.
Estudio asegura que el cambio climático destruye algunas pinturas rupestres más antiguas del mundo emol.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from emol.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Indonesian rock art is decaying at an alarming rate due to the effects of climate change, researchers said. A life-sized picture of a wild pig that was made at least 45,500 years ago in Indonesia. Photo: Maxime Aubert / GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY / AFP This includes a picture of a wild pig drawn 45,500 years ago on the island of Sulawesi - said to be the world's oldest animal cave painting. Other cave motifs in the region depicting hunting scenes and supernatural beings have also crumbled faster as temperatures increase. The findings signal that more needs to be done to preserve the priceless art. "[These pieces of art are] disappearing before our eyes," study lead Dr Jillian Huntley, from the Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research, said in a statement.