Wildfires in Indonesia threaten the world's oldest cave paintings
Severe wildfires in Indonesia have threatened ancient cave paintings on Sulawesi, with over 270 hectares burned between September 30 and October 18.
- Heat and smoke from wildfires risk accelerating deterioration of art.
- Ancient cave paintings in Indonesia are threatened by severe wildfires on Sulawesi.
- A reddish hand stencil in a cave on Muna Island is dated to at least 67,800 years.
- An artwork in Maros-Pangkep is dated to be at least 51,200 years old.
- Over 270 hectares of the national park burned between September 30 and October 18.
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