Virtual Tour of Leang Barugayya
Discover ancient rock art in a challenging-to-reach cave, showcasing remarkable preservation of 35,700-year-old images.
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The Leang Barugayya location
Barugayya Cave is located at Lopi-Lopi Karst mountains which is several hundred meters from the Leang Jing entrance.
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Access to the cave
Prepare for a 4-5 meter climb up a karst wall to reach the cave entrance. The journey to see this ancient art is worth the effort!
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An animal figure from 35.7 thousand years ago
At this cave, you can find a figure resembles a pig, with its head facing to the right side. It is located about 117 cm above the cave floor. The art was considered to be made by brushing a finger or a tool brush covered with red hematite pigment.
The DStretch enhancement of the animal figure in Barugayya Cave (2014) by Adhi Agus OktavianaArchaeological, Language and Literature Research Organization
An DStretch enhance of animal figure from Leang Barugayya
An image of a large mammal can be seen on the left side of the cave wall dates back to 35.7 thousand years ago
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Continue to Leang Jing
The hand stencils were made from Leang Barugayya to Leang Jing
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