Prehistoric rock art. These paintings are thought to be between 3-5000 years old and feature dolphins, fish, whales, dugong (manatees), hands, abstrac

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Prehistoric rock art. These paintings are thought to be between 3-5000 years old and feature dolphins, fish, whales, dugong (manatees), hands, abstract figures, and what may be representations of 'Matuto', a half-man, half-lizard hero or god. They are on a section of limestone cliff. Photographed in Misool, West Papua, Indonesia.

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Size: 3425px × 5160px
Photo credit: © MATTHEW OLDFIELD/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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