The historical impact of anthropogenic air-borne sulphur on the Pleistocene rock art of Sulawesi

Abstract The Maros-Pangkep karst in southwest Sulawesi, Indonesia, contains some of the world’s oldest rock art. However, the Pleistocene images survive only as weathered patches of pigment on exfoliated limestone surfaces. Salt efflorescence underneath the case-hardened limestone substrate causes s...

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Main Authors: Michael K. Gagan, Halmar Halide, Raden Cecep Eka Permana, Rustan Lebe, Gavin B. Dunbar, Alena K. Kimbrough, Heather Scott-Gagan, Dan Zwartz, Wahyoe S. Hantoro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-25810-1