Australian scientists find prehistoric carvings on the walls of the cave while hunting fossils of a giant rat in Lene Hara Cave, East Timor. The scientists suspect sculpture is derived from the Pleistocene period, approximately 12,000 years ago.
carvings depict prehistoric human faces, one with a unique head ornaments that describes the sun. Sculptural type was the first and only one in East Timor from the Pleistocene period.
Ken Aplin of Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organization (CSIRO) related to the mission said that he found the sculpture by accident. When looking up, the flashlight on his head suddenly highlight the sculpture.
"Looking up from the cave floor, my head flashlight shining on something that looks like sculpture. I looked around my head with a flashlight and saw the entire panel of human faces carved on the walls of prehistoric caves, "he said.
Aplin says," Local people who worked with us fascinated by the discovery. They say that the faces have chosen this day to reveal themselves because they are proud of what we do. "
other cave art form is also found and estimated age of 30,000 years. Last year, the CSIRO said that they had discovered species of mice ancient giants that allegedly has a size of a small dog.
carvings depict prehistoric human faces, one with a unique head ornaments that describes the sun. Sculptural type was the first and only one in East Timor from the Pleistocene period.
Ken Aplin of Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organization (CSIRO) related to the mission said that he found the sculpture by accident. When looking up, the flashlight on his head suddenly highlight the sculpture.
"Looking up from the cave floor, my head flashlight shining on something that looks like sculpture. I looked around my head with a flashlight and saw the entire panel of human faces carved on the walls of prehistoric caves, "he said.
Aplin says," Local people who worked with us fascinated by the discovery. They say that the faces have chosen this day to reveal themselves because they are proud of what we do. "
other cave art form is also found and estimated age of 30,000 years. Last year, the CSIRO said that they had discovered species of mice ancient giants that allegedly has a size of a small dog.
Source: AFP
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