(Courtesy of Paul Taçon, Griffith University) PARIS (AFP) — A kangaroo painting created over 17,000 years ago by Aboriginal artists has been identified — with a little help from some ancient wasps — ...

The depiction of the kangaroo is part of the "Naturalistic ... an area known for Aboriginal rock art. Multiple universities and organizations, including Rock Art Australia and the Balanggarra ...

The kangaroo was painted ... and hinting at still older rock art in Australia," Ouzman said in a statement. Cissy Gore-Birch of the Balanggarra Aboriginal Corporation said: "It's important ...

The kangaroo painting ... These ancient depictions resemble Aboriginal ceremonial dress found in photographs from the early 20th century. Rock art is important for the transmission of culture ...

The kangaroo painting extends across the ceiling ... "If charcoal was used as a rock art pigment in ancient Aboriginal rock art, then we have yet to find any surviving examples in Australia." ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. ASK AMERICANS what they know about Australian art and their thoughts often turn to dot paintings, ochre colours and of course the ...

Researchers believe the Kangaroo rock art was created in an Irregular Infill ... piece of information related to the legacy of the Aboriginal people and Australians. "It’s important that ...

The kangaroo hunt quickly became a recognisable genre in colonial Australian art. Joseph Lycett was transported ... landscape painting where Aboriginal people hunt kangaroos in a fantasy ...

A kangaroo painting created over 17,000 years ago by Aboriginal artists has been identified - with a little help from some ancient wasps - as Australia's oldest intact rock art. The 2m-long ...

Finch and his colleagues worked with the Balanggarra Aboriginal Corporation ... showed that this style of art proliferated from around 12,000 years ago. The kangaroo is unlikely to be Australia ...

PARIS (AFP) - A kangaroo painting created more than 17,000 years ago by Aboriginal artists has been identified - with a little help from some ancient wasps - as Australia's oldest intact rock art.