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Palaeolithic cave art in Borneo.
Aubert, M; Setiawan, P; Oktaviana, A A; Brumm, A; Sulistyarto, P H; Saptomo, E W; Istiawan, B; Ma'rifat, T A; Wahyuono, V N; Atmoko, F T; Zhao, J-X; Huntley, J; Taçon, P S C; Howard, D L; Brand, H E A.
  • Aubert M; PERAHU, Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. m.aubert@griffith.edu.au.
  • Setiawan P; Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. m.aubert@griffith.edu.au.
  • Oktaviana AA; Faculty of Visual Art and Design, Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung, Indonesia.
  • Brumm A; Pusat Penelitian Arkeologi Nasional (Arkenas), Balitbang Kemendikbud, Jakarta, Indonesia.
  • Sulistyarto PH; Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  • Saptomo EW; Pusat Penelitian Arkeologi Nasional (Arkenas), Balitbang Kemendikbud, Jakarta, Indonesia.
  • Istiawan B; Pusat Penelitian Arkeologi Nasional (Arkenas), Balitbang Kemendikbud, Jakarta, Indonesia.
  • Ma'rifat TA; Balai Pelestarian Cagar Budaya Kalimantan Timur, Samarinda, Indonesia.
  • Wahyuono VN; Balai Pelestarian Cagar Budaya Kalimantan Timur, Samarinda, Indonesia.
  • Atmoko FT; Balai Pelestarian Cagar Budaya Kalimantan Timur, Samarinda, Indonesia.
  • Zhao JX; Balai Pelestarian Cagar Budaya Kalimantan Timur, Samarinda, Indonesia.
  • Huntley J; School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  • Taçon PSC; PERAHU, Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
  • Howard DL; PERAHU, Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
  • Brand HEA; Australian Synchrotron, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Nature ; 564(7735): 254-257, 2018 12.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30405242
Figurative cave paintings from the Indonesian island of Sulawesi date to at least 35,000 years ago (ka) and hand-stencil art from the same region has a minimum date of 40 ka1. Here we show that similar rock art was created during essentially the same time period on the adjacent island of Borneo. Uranium-series analysis of calcium carbonate deposits that overlie a large reddish-orange figurative painting of an animal at Lubang Jeriji Saléh-a limestone cave in East Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo-yielded a minimum date of 40 ka, which to our knowledge is currently the oldest date for figurative artwork from anywhere in the world. In addition, two reddish-orange-coloured hand stencils from the same site each yielded a minimum uranium-series date of 37.2 ka, and a third hand stencil of the same hue has a maximum date of 51.8 ka. We also obtained uranium-series determinations for cave art motifs from Lubang Jeriji Saléh and three other East Kalimantan karst caves, which enable us to constrain the chronology of a distinct younger phase of Pleistocene rock art production in this region. Dark-purple hand stencils, some of which are decorated with intricate motifs, date to about 21-20 ka and a rare Pleistocene depiction of a human figure-also coloured dark purple-has a minimum date of 13.6 ka. Our findings show that cave painting appeared in eastern Borneo between 52 and 40 ka and that a new style of parietal art arose during the Last Glacial Maximum. It is now evident that a major Palaeolithic cave art province existed in the eastern extremity of continental Eurasia and in adjacent Wallacea from at least 40 ka until the Last Glacial Maximum, which has implications for understanding how early rock art traditions emerged, developed and spread in Pleistocene Southeast Asia and further afield.
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Texto completo: 1 Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Pinturas / Arqueología / Cuevas Límite: Animals / Humans País como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Pinturas / Arqueología / Cuevas Límite: Animals / Humans País como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article