Ancient rock art stretching along an 8-mile wall has been discovered in the Amazon rainforest. The paintings were created approximately 11,800–12,500 years ago (i.redd.it)

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[-] Metz@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

That is is even still recognizable blows my mind. I mean this looks like it is in the open, on a sloping rock face, exposed to the weather for 12,000 years in the rainforest.

How the hell does it still look that good?

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