Leang-Leang prehistoric cave complex

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Leang-Leang prehistoric cave complex is an archaeological site in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, renowned for its ancient rock art and some of the world’s oldest known cave paintings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
cave complex
rock art site
approximateAge Pleistocene
linked to: Pleistocene epoch
artDatingMethod uranium-series dating
continent Asia
country Indonesia
discoveredBy archaeologists
environment karst landscape
governedBy local cultural heritage authorities
hasAccess visitor pathways
hasArchaeologicalFind faunal remains
human occupation evidence
stone tools
hasConservationIssue human impact from tourism
rock art preservation
hasPart Leang Kassi cave
Leang Pettakere cave
Leang Timpuseng cave
heritageStatus national cultural heritage of Indonesia
knownFor figurative animal paintings
hand stencil paintings
prehistoric rock art
very old cave paintings
locatedIn Maros Regency
South Sulawesi
locatedNear Bantimurung-Bulusaraung National Park
locatedOn island of Sulawesi
linked to: Sulawesi region
partOf Maros-Pangkep karst region
subjectOf archaeological research
rock art studies
tourismType cultural tourism
heritage tourism
usedDuring prehistoric period

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Maros Regency contains Leang-Leang prehistoric cave complex
Bantimurung-Bulusaraung National Park contains Leang-Leang prehistoric cave complex