Earliest hunting scene in prehistoric art

Aubert, Maxime; Lebe, Rustan; Oktaviana, Adhi Agus; Tang, Muhammad; Burhan, Basran; Hamrullah,; Jusdi, Andi; Abdullah, Abdullah; Hakim, Budianto; Zhao, Jian‐xin; Geria, I Made; Sulistyarto, Priyatno Hadi; Sardi, Ratno; Brumm, Adam

doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1806-y

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“…R ecent, high-profile studies of symbolic material culture (e.g., ref. 1 ), technological complexity (e.g., ref. 2 ), fossil morphology and chronology (e.g., ref.…”

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Isotopic evidence for initial coastal colonization and subsequent diversification in the human occupation of Wallacea

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The resource-poor, isolated islands of Wallacea have been considered a major adaptive obstacle for hominins expanding into Australasia. Archaeological evidence has hinted that coastal adaptations in Homo sapiens enabled rapid island dispersal and settlement; however, there has been no means to directly test this proposition. Here, we apply stable carbon and oxygen isotope analysis to human and faunal tooth enamel from six Late Pleistocene to Holocene archaeological sites across Wallacea. The results demonstrate that the earliest human forager found in the region c. 42,000 years ago made significant use of coastal resources prior to subsequent niche diversification shown for later individuals. We argue that our data provides clear insights into the huge adaptive flexibility of our species, including its ability to specialize in the use of varied environments, particularly in comparison to other hominin species known from Island Southeast Asia.

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“…R ecent, high-profile studies of symbolic material culture (e.g., ref. 1 ), technological complexity (e.g., ref. 2 ), fossil morphology and chronology (e.g., ref.…”

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Isotopic evidence for initial coastal colonization and subsequent diversification in the human occupation of Wallacea

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“… Aubert et al (2019) published a finding of a cave painting in Maros, Indonesia, which is disputed as the oldest finding of this category dated back to at least 43,900 years. While cave paintings may be considered as parietal art or prehistoric art, it is difficult to investigate whether paleolithic societies considered their works as art, or if they even had a concept of “art.” Renowned anthropologist Geertz (1976) describes art as being part of a cultural system, which consists of “inherited conceptions expressed in symbolic forms” used to communicate and develop knowledge about life ( Geertz, 1973 , p. 89).…”

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Creativity and Cognition in Extreme Environments: The Space Arts as a Case Study

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Humans, like all organisms, have evolved to survive in specific environments, while some elect or are forced to live and work in extreme environments. Understanding cognition as it relates to environmental conditions, we use 4E cognition as a framework to explore creativity in extreme environments. Our paper examines space arts as a case study through the history, present practices, and future possible arts in the context of humans beyond the Kármán boundary of the Earth’s atmosphere. We develop a proposed taxonomy of space arts, based on prior taxonomies, and provide specific exemplars of space art developed by artists in space or for use by astronauts in space. Using examples of space art since the birth of the space age, we discuss (1) how human survival in extreme environments requires investment in the space arts, driven by consideration of various biopsychosocial factors and (2) how new scientific and engineering discoveries; such as the detection of air current patterns with paper airplanes in zero gravity, could be consequences or examples of creative thinking driven by artists in the various types of space art. We conclude by discussing possible benefits of space art, future research applications, and advocate that all space actors, government or private, involve artists in all projects beyond the Kármán Boundary of the Earth’s atmosphere.

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“…Along the northern routes, on the other hand, excavations have been conducted in Talaud Islands, Sulawesi, and Northern Maluku Islands. Among them the oldest evidence for presence of AMH comes from South Sulawesi, from rock paintings at some cave sites and direct U-series dates as old as 43 ka [4,24], with the earliest 14C dates in South Sulawesi dated to 36 ka [25]. Other sites older than 30 ka along the northern routes are Golo Cave in Gebe Island (Figure 1) dated to c. 36 ka [26,27], Leang Sarru in the Talaud Islands (Figures 1 and 2) dated to 35 ka [28][29][30][31][32], and Bubog 1 in Mindoro Island (Figure 1) dated to >35 ka [9,33].…”

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“…Geographically, Wallacea includes most of the Philippines except Palawan and East Indonesian islands including Timor Island -divided into Indonesian West Timor and independent East Timor (or Timor Leste). Currently, the oldest possible traces of AMH in Wallacea appear in several sites in Timor around 44 ka and 42 ka [2,3], as well as rock art dated to as early as 44 ka on the basis of uranium-series dates of overlying speleothems in South Sulawesi [4].…”

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Island Migration, Resource Use, and Lithic Technology by Anatomically Modern Humans in Wallacea

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2020

Pleistocene Archaeology - Migration, Technology, and Adaptation

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Island migration and adaptation including both marine and terrestrial resource use and technological development by anatomically modern humans (AMH) are among the most significant issues for Pleistocene archaeology in Southeast Asia and Oceania, and directly related to the behavioral and technological advancements by AMH. This paper discusses such cases in the Wallacean islands, located between the past Sundaland and the Sahul continent during the Pleistocene. The Pleistocene open sea gaps between the Wallacean islands and both landmasses are very likely the major factor for the relative scarcity of animal species originating from Asia and Oceania and the high diversity of endemic species in Wallacea. They were also a barrier for hominin migration into the Wallacean islands and Sahul continent. We summarize three recent excavation results on the Talaud Islands, Sulawesi Island and Mindoro Island in Wallacea region and discuss the evidence and timeline for migrations of early modern humans into the Wallacean islands and their adaptation to island environments during the Pleistocene.

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Earliest hunting scene in prehistoric art

Cited by 202 publications

References 26 publications

Isotopic evidence for initial coastal colonization and subsequent diversification in the human occupation of Wallacea

Isotopic evidence for initial coastal colonization and subsequent diversification in the human occupation of Wallacea

Creativity and Cognition in Extreme Environments: The Space Arts as a Case Study

Island Migration, Resource Use, and Lithic Technology by Anatomically Modern Humans in Wallacea

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