In 2024 an international team announced the discovery of cave paintings in Sulawesi from at least 51,200 years ago, predating ...

In 2009, UNESCO designated Indonesian batik an “intangible cultural heritage of humanity.” That recognition is meant to preserve a nation’s cultural legacy, but it can also calcify traditions.

Ancient Indonesian myth has it that root vegetables, bulbs, and other plants in the region resulted from the murder of the goddess Hainuwele. ... Unlike many in the art world, ...

The team traveled to see it after hearing reports from Basran Burhan, an Indonesian archaeologist. Aubert, who studies ancient cave art, had previously studied what were possibly the world’s ...

High school students touring Asia Society's galleries in New York in 1971 absorb the art of Indonesian batik-making. (Asia Society) During the 1971-1972 season, Asia Society's Asia House Gallery, as ...

In 2014, meanwhile, scientists found art depicting an unknown animal in November 2018 in the cave of Lubang Jeriji Saléh on the Indonesian Island of Borneo; this depiction was thought to be more ...

The origins of ancient art can be traced back to our earliest ancestors who adorned cave walls with vibrant paintings ...

“Batik is so interesting because it can change with the times and be up to date even though it is seen in Indonesian as an ancient craft,” she said. “But it depends on us to take care of it ...

More information: Adhi Agus Oktaviana et al, Narrative cave art in Indonesia by 51,200 years ago, Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07541-7 Journal information: Nature ...

US returns ancient artefacts looted from Cambodia, Indonesia. New York district attorney accuses two prominent art dealers of the illegal trafficking of antiquities worth $3m.

Ancient humans painted scenes in Indonesian caves more than 45,000 years ago, but their art is disappearing rapidly. Researchers are trying to discover what’s causing the damage and how to stop ...