Prehistoric Cave Not Protected 7

A total of seven prehistoric cave on the site Asera, Konawe North, Southeast Sulawesi, has yet to have a protection status of the district, provincial, or central. In fact, the caves were big archaeological store of wealth that could explain the origins of human life in the South East.

"Today, the caves were damaged because of threatened around the area there are various minerals mining business. In fact, the caves were not explored in depth from arkeologisnya aspect

To save the caves are also known to local people with the name of the skull cave, Ali said it was coordinating with the Institute for Preservation of Archaeological Heritage (BP3) Makassar to conduct studies in this zoning.

Zoning study is the first step to map archaeological sites before continuing to the technical studies that will explore further the values of the archaeological and related site development plan. "From there, just to be formal legal protection status and conservation plan. We hope this year could also have wide

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Ancient sculptures found in Goa East

Australian scientists find a sculpture from prehistoric cave wall while fossil hunting giant rats in Lene Hara Cave, East Timor. Scientists estimate sculpture came from the Pleistocene period, approximately 12,000 years ago.

Sculptures depict prehistoric human faces, one with a unique headdress that represents 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), which involved the mission said that he found the sculpture by accident. When looking up, the flashlight on his head was suddenly illuminated sculpture that.

"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 said: "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."

Another cave art forms were also found and estimated age of 30,000 years. Last year, the CSIRO said that they had discovered ancient species of giant rat that is claimed to have a size of a small dog.

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