Caves in the Maros-Pangkep karst — Wikipedia

The caves in the Maros-Pangkep karst or Leang-Leang Caves (from the Makassarese word for "many caves") are located in Maros Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, roughly one hour north of Makassar city. The Leang-Leang geopark lies in a limestone karst region densely packed with caves that contain paintings from the Paleolithic considered to be the earliest figurative art in the world, dated to at least 51,200 years ago. Archaeological excavations have revealed evidence of human presence in several of these caves dating back approximately 50,000 years (circa 50,000 BCE), predating the first...