On: Oldest cave art found

[mseepgood]

Google Maps says it takes about 5 months on foot from Borneo to Lascaux. So it could have been the same person who left at New Year's and was back home by Christmas.

[nkrisc → mseepgood]

I’m not aware of studies involving radiocarbon dating of paved roads, so I can’t say conclusively, but I believe the leading hypothesis is that they didn’t exist 50,000 years ago.

[doitLP → mseepgood]

Sure with excellent roads and 99% of predators gone and most importantly, a reason to do it.

[aksss → doitLP]

Predators including the human variety.

[tim333 → mseepgood]

Plus you'd need a boat. Borneo is about a hundred miles from the mainland.

[bleuarff → tim333]

Not sure that was the case 50ky ago. That was during a glacial period, sea level was probably 100+m below current level.

[nkrisc → tim333]

No, not in the general timeframe being discussed. Most is SEA was connected by land to continental Asia. Even North America and Asia were connected by Beringia. It’s possible you could have even walked to Australia from Asia, though I might be mistaken about that.

[croisillon → mseepgood]

some kind of exchange program for artists to residence in various places in the world, i like your hypothesis!