(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 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." ...

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 ...

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 ...

Feb. 8 -- The cat has been let out among the kangaroos Down Under in a cultural copyright clash that threatens to ground Australia's much loved "flying kangaroo." For more than 50 years, a sleek ...

A kangaroo-tooth headdress and 10 glass spearheads are on their way back to Larrakia country, almost a century after they ...

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 ...

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.

PARIS: 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.