Other ancient paintings were found in the same region, researchers said. The Kimberley region is renowned for its rich rock art galleries, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. said .

This unbroken artistic continuum reached a new pinnacle in 2021 when archaeologists unearthed a 17,500-year-old kangaroo painting, officially recognized as Australia's oldest intact rock art.

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The ancient artworks range from 6,000 to 9,400 years old and have been discovered at 87 sites across an 80-miles stretch of northern Australia’s Arnhem Land. Digital tracing of panel of three ...

Scientists determined the painting's age by examining ancient wasp nests around the artwork. ... Australia: Oldest rock art is 17,300-year-old kangaroo. 23 February 2021. Share Save.

Art World Archaeologists May Have Uncovered the Secret Ingredient Behind Australia’s Mysteriously Precise Cave Paintings: Beeswax. Archaeologists have a new theory about how ancient artists made ...

The Australian government recently extended the life of a liquified natural gas project near a 50,000-year-old rock art site in a remote area of the country, prompting an archaeologist to raise ...

Murujuga in Western Australia holds more than 2 million engravings that have been added over at least 50,000 years - and may provide a glimpse into how the region's climate and vegetation have changed ...

Australian scientists have discovered the country's oldest known rock art - a 17,300-year-old painting of a kangaroo. The artwork measuring 2m (6.5ft) was painted in red ochre on the ceiling of a ...