The cervid antler comes from the Lower Lahar of the Sangiran Dome (Central Java), dated between 1.7 and 1.9 million years. As such, it represents the earliest colonization of freshly emerged lands in the area. The fossil* is pictured here besides a resembling tree growing in front of a traditional Javanese house in Sangiran, symbolizing the link between past and present heritage.
*Mirza Ansyori et al., submitted
This warty pig picture from Leang Tedongnge (South Sulawesi) is now dated older than 45,500 years*. It represents the impressive rock art richness of Indonesia, especially Sulawesi and Borneo islands, which underwent huge progress through the last decades, opening a major field of research.
*Adam Brumm et al., Science Advances, 2021
