Leang Pettakere | |
 Hand print paintings | |
  location in Indonesia  Caves in the Maros-Pangkep karst (Indonesia) | |
| Location | Bantimurung district |
|---|---|
| Region | South Sulawesi, Indonesia |
| Coordinates | 5°0′11″S 119°41′40″E / 5.00306°S 119.69444°E |
| Type | limestone karst |
| Part of | Prehistoric place Leang-Leang |
| History | |
| Material | limestone |
| Associated with | Paleo-humans |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1973 |
| Archaeologists | Ian 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]
- ^ Aubert, M., Brumm, A., Ramli, M. et al. Pleistocene cave art from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Nature 514, 223–227 (2014) doi:10.1038/nature13422
- ^ 1993 Indonesia, Malaysia & Singapore Handbook. Prentice Hall. 1993. ISBN 9780138251833. Retrieved 22 November 2014.