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New Rock Art Sites in Coastal Southern Muna Island, Southeast Sulawesi

Adhi Agus Oktaviana1,2, Basran Burhan3, Nur Achmad Hidayatullah4, Eriyani4, Sitti Hardiyanti Sindara4, Yoyo Prasetia5, Laode Darma6, Marlon Ririmasse7, Yinika Perston3, Pindi Setiawan8, Adam Brumm3, Maxime Aubert3,9

1School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science, Griffith University, Australia

2Pusat Riset Arkeometri, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN), Indonesia

3Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution (ARCHE), Griffith University, Australia

4Universitas Halu Oleo, Indonesia

5Kopaltogemo Buton Tengah, Indonesia

6BPCB Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia

7Pusat Riset Arkeologi Lingkungan, Maritim, dan Budaya Berkelanjutan, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN), Indonesia

8KK Komunikasi Visual dan Multimedia, Fakultas Seni Rupa dan Desain, Institute Teknologi Bandung

9Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Griffith University, Australia

Here we report new rock art sites in the southern coastal region of Muna Island, Southeast Sulawesi. The rock art variant depicted in rock shelters consists of hand stencils, handprints, and geometric motifs. The quantitative analysis of the distribution pattern of rock art indicates that the character of the images is similar to the rock art motifs of western and eastern Indonesia. The relative chronology of the rock art in this area suggests that hand stencils preceded geometric motifs, and this was then followed by depictions of human-animal interactions. We hope the new rock art sites add to our knowledge of the richness of rock art in Indonesia, and help us to understand human inter-island/regional connectivity and mobility in the past.