kangaroo

World Archaeology
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Australia’s ancient rock art

Researchers in Australia have used wasp nests on a cave wall to identify the earliest known example of in situ rock art in the country: a painting of a kangaroo created over 17,000 years ago.

BELOW Traditional owner Ian Waina inspects another painting of a kangaroo, this time more than 12,700 years old.

Minerva
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New dating for Australia’s ancient paintings

While the kangaroo is the oldest known painting in Australia so far, there may even be older paintings yet to be discovered.