This cave on Borneo has been used for 20,000 years – and we’ve now dated rock art showing colonial resistance 400 years ago

  • Written by: Jillian Huntley, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Griffith University
This cave on Borneo has been used for 20,000 years – and we’ve now dated rock art showing colonial resistance 400 years agoAndrea Jalandoni, CC BY-ND

The islands of South-East Asia record a long and dynamic human history of technological innovation, migration and conflict.

The region’s rock art stretches back more than 45,000 years. It’s a unique source of information about this complex human past.

But rock art doesn’t just record ancient history....

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