World’s oldest cave paintings under threat from Indonesian forest fires

The world's oldest cave paintings in Indonesia's South Sulawesi are under threat from wildfires. Fires have reached within metres of the mouth of limestone caves housing prehistoric artworks in the Maros-Pangkep area, leaving them at risk of accelerated degradation from heat and soot. Some of these paintings include depictions of human-like figures interacting with a pig dated to at least 51,200 years ago and reddish-coloured hand stencils dated to at least 67,800 years ago. #indonesia #indonesianews Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Visit our website: https://cna.asia Download our app: https://cna.asia/app Get our editors' picks of stories via chat apps: Telegram: https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp: https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us on these platforms: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia