A cave painting found on an Indonesian island appears to be the earliest known record of storytelling through pictures. A team of Indonesian and Australian researchers say the work dates back nearly 44,000 years. That is several thousand years older than European examples of cave art that appear to tell a story. The painting was found in a limestone cave on the island of Sulawesi in 2017. It shows eight human-like beings hunting six animals. Among the animals are native species such as buffaloes and warty pigs. The researchers say the painting suggests a “game drive, a communal hunt.” The human-like creatures appear to be carrying ropes and spears. This, the researchers say, shows that the Sulawesi hunters at that time may have attempted to capture live adult pigs and buffaloes. The Indonesian cave painting also provides some of the earliest evidence of human spirituality.
Title: Indonesian Cave Art is Earliest Known Record of ‘Storytelling’
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data-end-time='30833'>That is several thousand years older than European examples of cave art that appear to tell a story.</span> <span data-start-time='30833' data-end-time='39042'>The painting was found in a limestone cave on the island of Sulawesi in 2017.</span> <span data-start-time='39042' data-end-time='44750'>It shows eight human-like beings hunting six animals.</span> <span data-start-time='44750' data-end-time='52917'>Among the animals are native species such as buffaloes and warty pigs.</span> <span data-start-time='52917' data-end-time='59729'>The researchers say the painting suggests a “game drive, a communal hunt.”</span> <span data-start-time='59729' data-end-time='65479'>The human-like creatures appear to be carrying ropes and spears.</span> <span data-start-time='65479' data-end-time='77792'>This, the researchers say, shows that the Sulawesi hunters at that time may have attempted to capture live adult pigs and buffaloes.</span> <span data-start-time='77792' data-end-time='85646'>The Indonesian cave painting also provides some of the earliest evidence of human spirituality.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3828/art.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=14187 data-hint-location='44750' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3828/the_creatures_appear_to_be_carrying__blank_.wav'>The creatures appear to be carrying <span class='blank'>ropes and spears</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='ropes and spears'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3828/pigs_and_buffalo.wav'><span>pigs and buffalo</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3828/human_spirituality.wav'><span>human spirituality</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3828/ropes_and_spears.wav'><span>ropes and spears</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3828/a_communal_hunt.wav'><span>a communal hunt</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button 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