Sulawesi warty pig: world's oldest known cave painting found in Indonesia


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This handout photo shows a dated pig painting at Leang Tedongnge in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Archaeologists have discovered the world's oldest known cave painting: a life-sized picture of a wild pig that was made at least 45,500 years ago in Indonesia. Photo: AFP

Archaeologists have discovered the world's oldest known cave painting: a life-sized picture of a wild pig that was made at least 45,500 years ago in Indonesia.

The finding described in the journal Science Advances on Wednesday provides the earliest evidence of human settlement of the region.

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