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News channel or source: https://eng.belta.by/partner_news/view/govt-names-caves-with-worlds-oldest-painting-as-national-heritage-183289-2026/
Published on: Wednesday 15 July 2026
The Ministry of Culture has designated the Liangkabori and Liang Metanduno caves, which hold the world's oldest cave painting, in Muna Island, Muna District, Southeast Sulawesi, as national heritage.
News Indonesia » Southeast Sulawesi » Culture: This hand stencil in Indonesia is now the oldest known rock art
News channel or source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/hand-stencil-indonesia-oldest-rock-art
Published on: Tuesday 20 January 2026
A stencil made on a cave wall about 67,800 years ago is the oldest rock art ever discovered. “This image of a hand was created by someone placing their hand against the wall and then spraying a ...
News Indonesia » Southeast Sulawesi » Culture: The unfolding story of Sulawesi's oldest inhabitants
News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-in/society-culture-and-history/history/the-unfolding-story-of-sulawesi-s-oldest-inhabitants/ar-AA24cIMl
Published on: Wednesday 27 May 2026
A recent discovery of just a few stone flakes on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, entirely changed the way archaeologists viewed the movement of early humans throughout island Southeast Asia. Here’s ...