I study artefacts left in prehistoric caves
Basran Burhan studies prehistoric cave art in Sulawesi, uncovering artifacts and dating the oldest figurative art to 43,900 years ago. ...
Tag: Maros (regency)
Regency in South Sulawesi province, Indonesia.
Maros Pangkep Geopark Named UNESCO Global Geopark
via Tempo, 25 May 2023: Maros Pangkep Geopark in South Sulawesi has been officially recognized as a UNESCO Global Geopark ...
[Paper] The historical impact of anthropogenic air-borne sulphur on the Pleistocene rock art of Sulawesi
via Scientific Reports, 13 December 2022: A great study measuring the long-term degredation of rock art in Sulawesi.
Portable, Pocket-Sized Rock Art Discovered in Ice Age Indonesian Cave
via Smithsonian Magazine, 20 March 2020: Another story about the recently-discovered portable rock art discovered in Sulawesi. Twenty thousand years ...
World’s oldest art under threat from cement mining in Indonesia
via The Guardian, 21 February 2020: I remember visiting the Maros region a few years ago to visit some of ...
Makassar Archaeologists Find Prehistoric Human Graves in Mallawa
via Tribun-Timur, 31 October 2018: New site discovered in South Sulawesi. Article is in Bahasa.
Misteri Mata Panah dan Kerangka Manusia di Maros
via Mongo Bay, 09 June 2018: The archaeology of Makassar and the prehistoric Toalian culture. Article is in Bahasa. ...
A reassessment of the early archaeological record at Leang Burung 2, a Late Pleistocene rock-shelter site on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi
A new paper on PLOS One describes stone tools finds from the rock shelter of Leang Burung in Sulawesi, dating ...
Stone tools push the human occupation of Sulawesi back by 60,000 years
The discovery of stone tools from Sulawesi date to 118,000 years ago - possibly by the so-called hobbits - predate ...
New cave research in South Sulawesi
Researchers in South Sulawesi will embark on a new project to research the caves found in the province, which are ...
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