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Hundreds of protesters, including Indigenous and coastal youth from Karossa, Pasangkayu and Kalukku, rallied on May 5 at the West Sulawesi governor’s office to demand the closure of PT Alam Sumber ...
News Indonesia » West Sulawesi » Culture: Sulawesi Is the Island That Keeps Earth’s Most Ancient Secrets Alive
Sulawesi, Indonesia, is a spectacular and singular place, blurring the boundaries between myth and ecology. This mountainous island is home to some of the most majestic and ancient sights on the ...
News Indonesia » West Sulawesi » Culture: Crocodile attacks in Indonesia are on the rise. It's left residents on edge
BUDONG-BUDONG – Nearly seven months after a crocodile attack almost took her life, Munirpa walked to the estuary outside her home with her husband and her children, ready to brave a reenactment.
News Indonesia » West Sulawesi » Culture: Hand stencils in Indonesian cave are world’s oldest known artworks
Rock art found in Indonesia dates to at least 67,800 years ago, representing the earliest known cave art made by humans. These findings provide insights into the movement and cultural lives of ...
News Indonesia » West Sulawesi » Culture: Indonesian handprints are the oldest cave art found yet
NEW YORK (AP) — Handprints on cave walls in a largely unexplored area of Indonesia may be the oldest rock art studied so far, dating back to at least 67,800 years ago. The tan-colored prints analyzed ...
News Indonesia » West Sulawesi » Culture: Humanity’s oldest known cave art has been discovered in Sulawesi
When we think of the world’s oldest art, Europe usually comes to mind, with famous cave paintings in France and Spain often seen as evidence this was the birthplace of symbolic human culture. But new ...