Tracing of the rock art panel in Indonesia, showing the results of LA-U-series dating.

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   Corey S Powell (coreyspowell@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Jul-2024 02:29:12 JST Corey S Powell

   An Indonesian cave drawing, showing three people interacting with a pig, is now the oldest known example of narrative art. It's been dated to at least 51,000 years ago.

   I'd love to know how people thought and spoke back then.

   https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07541-7 #science #history #art #anthropology