# World’s oldest cave paintings in Indonesia threatened by wildfires

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- Reuters, 2026-10-23 06:10 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/worlds-oldest-cave-paintings-indonesia-under-threat-wildfires-2026-10-23/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6adafa3bde7d36000197d587

> Researchers say the world’s oldest cave paintings on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island are at risk as heat and smoke from the country’s worst wildfires in more than a decade could speed the deterioration of artworks more than 67,000 years old.