art of the upper paleolithic

  • Malaysian Cave Art Appears to Depict Colonial-Era Conflicts

    Malaysian Cave Art Appears to Depict Colonial-Era Conflicts

    Researchers recently dated charcoal drawings in Borneo’s Gua Sireh Cave to around the 18th century CE, giving a colonial context to the artwork. Gua Sireh is in Malaysian Borneo. The cave’s limestone walls are covered in hundreds of charcoal drawings depicting people (many in headdresses), knives, animals, and abstract designs. But interpretations of the scenes…