Caves in the Maros-Pangkep karst

Pettakere Cave
Leang Pettakere
Hand print paintings
Pettakere Cave in Indonesia
Pettakere Cave in Indonesia
location in Indonesia
Pettakere Cave in Indonesia
Pettakere Cave in Indonesia
Caves in the Maros-Pangkep karst (Indonesia)
LocationBantimurung district
RegionSouth Sulawesi, Indonesia
Coordinates5°0′11″S 119°41′40″E / 5.00306°S 119.69444°E / -5.00306; 119.69444
Typelimestone karst
Part ofPrehistoric place Leang-Leang
History
Materiallimestone
Associated withPaleo-humans
Site notes
Excavation dates1973
ArchaeologistsIan Glover

The caves in the Maros-Pangkep karst are situated in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, and contain paintings from the Paleolithic considered to be the earliest figurative art in the world, dated to at least 43,900 years ago.[1][2]

  1. ^ Aubert, M., Brumm, A., Ramli, M. et al. Pleistocene cave art from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Nature 514, 223–227 (2014) doi:10.1038/nature13422
  2. ^ 1993 Indonesia, Malaysia & Singapore Handbook. Prentice Hall. 1993. ISBN 9780138251833. Retrieved 22 November 2014.