Virtual Tour of Leang Bulu Bettue
Leang Bulu Bettue is home of the pleistocene human occupation dated back to 26 kyr with their cultural material such as lithic materials, rock art and portable art
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This cave located in Bantimurung-Bulu Saraung National Park
This cave has been researched since 2013 by a research collaboration of the ARKENAS, Kemendikbud, and ARCHE, Griffith University, including Balar Makassar, BPCB Makassar, the Archaeology Department at Universitas Hasanuddin, and Universitas Haluoleo Kendari.
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The black charcoal pigment rock art
The black charcoal of human figure dated back to 1500 years ago is overlapping of red hematite of hand stencils on the ceiling of Leang Bettue.
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The excavation trench beneath the rock art panel
The archaeological remains from the excavation are likely stone tools, including some portable art with an anoa head and sun motif; bone tools; and also a bracelet from cuscus phalanges. Pleistocene human remains from 25–16 kyr were also found in this cave excavation.
Stratigraphy and archaeological findings at Leang Bulu Bettue (2017) by Adam Brumm and Basran BurhanArchaeological, Language and Literature Research Organization
The results of the excavation revealed that humans lived 25–16 thousand years ago in Leang Bettue with a pendant made of cuscus phalange and portable art with a sun-like motif and an anoa head.
Excavations at Leang Bulu Bettue (2017) by Basran Burhan and Adam BrummArchaeological, Language and Literature Research Organization
Human remain from Bulu Bettue cave. (2017) by Ratno Sardi and David BulbeckArchaeological, Language and Literature Research Organization
A maxilla from 25-16 thousand years ago
The first human skeletal remains (upper jaw) from the Pleistocene of Sulawesi. However, no DNA remain found.
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A hallway still contain rock art remains
Some hand stencils are depicted on the left ceiling of the small chamber, and there is a trace of hand stencils on the right side of the hallway ceiling to the grand chamber.
The narrowed finger in upper chamber of Leang Bettue, likely made by children's hand stencils.
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A grande chamber lead to Samalea cave
The grand chamber inside the Leang Bettue cave contains animal fossil remains underneath the stalagmite boulders.
First found fragments of human maxilla at Bulu Bettue Cave (2017) by Maros-Pangkep Archaeological ProjectArchaeological, Language and Literature Research Organization
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