Lubang Jeriji Saléh
Lubang Jeriji Saléh | |
One of the oldest known figurative paintings in the world, a depiction of a bull, has been dated to be around 40,000 years old | |
| Location | East Kalimantan, Indonesia |
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| Coordinates | 1°14′29.3″N 117°19′44.8″E / 1.241472°N 117.329111°E |
| Type | Cave paintings |
| History | |
| Material | Limestone karst |
| Founded | c. 52,000 years ago |
| Abandoned | c. 40,000 years ago |
| Periods | Paleolithic |
| Site notes | |
| Discovered | 1994 by Luc-Henri Fage |
Lubang Jeriji Saléh is a limestone cave complex in Indonesia, located within the Sangkulirang-Mangkalihat Karst in the remote jungle of the Bengalon district of East Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan province, on Borneo island. In 2018, a team of researchers announced the discovery of what was then believed to be the oldest known work of figurative art in the world among the cave paintings, dating back 40,000 years. However, the same team has since found and dated an elaborate therianthrope rock art panel in the Leang Bulu' Sipong 4 cave in Sulawesi's Maros-Pangkep karst to approximately 44,000 years ago.