科學家在印尼發現六萬七千八百年前的洞穴壁畫
Scientists Discover 67,800-Year-Old Cave Art in Indonesia
研究人員在姆納島的梁梅坦杜諾洞穴內，發現了一幅六萬七千八百年前的手印，正式成為世界上已知最古老的洞穴藝術。
Inside the Liang Metanduno cave on Muna Island, researchers uncovered a 67,800-year-old hand stencil, officially becoming the oldest known piece of cave art in the world.
這幅古老的藝術品具有獨特的「爪狀」設計，展現了早期智人先進的象徵性思維。
This ancient artwork features a unique "claw-like" design, showcasing the advanced symbolic thinking of early Homo sapiens.
為了測定這件傑作的年代，科學家利用鈾系測年法來分析覆蓋在畫作上的礦物層，即「洞穴爆米花」。
To determine the age of this masterpiece, scientists used uranium-series dating to analyze mineral layers, or "cave popcorn," that had formed over the painting.
這項發現是格里菲斯大學、南十字星大學與印尼國家研究創新署共同合作的成果。
This discovery is a collaboration between Griffith University, Southern Cross University, and Indonesia's BRIN.
它凸顯了蘇拉威西-姆納地區長期以來一直是文化的核心地帶。
It highlights that the Sulawesi-Muna region served as a long-term cultural heartland.
這些發現表明，我們的祖先比過去所認為的更早具備了複雜的認知能力，為人類走出非洲、邁向亞太地區的旅程描繪出一幅新圖景。
These findings suggest that our ancestors possessed sophisticated cognitive abilities much earlier than once believed, painting a new picture of humanity's journey out of Africa and into the Asia-Pacific.
