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World's oldest known cave painting found by archaeologists in Indonesia

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The world's oldest known cave painting has been discovered by archaeologists in Indonesia. The painting is said to be over 45,500 years old. Basran Burhan, a doctoral student, spotted the painting on the island of Sulawesi in 2017. Basran was a part of a survey team. Etched on the Leang Tedongnge cave, it is a life-sized picture of a wild pig that measures 136 by 54 centimeters. It is named Sulawesi warty pig.