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Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail More Yahoo! Services Account Options New User? Sign Up Sign In Help Yahoo! Search web search Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Asia Pacific World Australian rock art find could be 40,000 years old AFP - 2 hours 11 minutes ago Send IM Story Print Australian rock art find could be 40,000 years old SYDNEY (AFP) - – A rock art painting believed to depict a bird which became extinct 40,000 years ago has been found in northern Australia, raising hopes it could be the oldest rock art painting yet found Down Under. The painting in red ochre, which shows two tall birds vaguely similar to the emu, was found on a shallow rock shelter two years ago by an Aboriginal group which is documenting rock art sites in Arnhem Land. Archaeologists who viewed it this month said the figure more likely to be a giant extinct bird rather than an emu. "Two weeks ago we went there to record the site. The animal wasn't an emu, it looked like the megafauna bird genyornis, with thick, huge toes and short legs," archaeologist Ben Gunn told AFP on Monday. "We showed it to a paleontologist who answered that it presented all the characteristics of the genyornis. "It means either that it was painted at the time of the genyornis bird, or that the genyornis had lived longer than we thought." Gunn said if the painting was not of a genyornis, a tall, flightless bird which likely resembled a duck or goose, it could be another giant bird as yet unknown to science. Monash University archaeologist Bruno David said there could be hundreds of thousands of Aboriginal rock art paintings waiting to be discovered around the country, but it was difficult to date them accurately. But he said the latest find could be the most ancient yet discovered if it is of the genyornis. "We need to excavate the site next year to date the antiquity of the surface. It is a long-term project," David said. Experts said the discovery needed further assessment. "We need to take this discovery with great caution. The probability of having a painting surviving so long outside of caves is very small," renowned rock art expert Robert Bednarik, who is based in Australia, told AFP. The painting is in a remote area accessible only by helicopter, so is unlikely to be damaged by the public. Recommend Send IM Story Print Related Articles Eurovision 'Fraeulein Wunder' cheers grumpy Germans AFP - 1 hour 56 minutes ago Japan, China launch 'cartoon' diplomacy AFP - 2 hours 8 minutes ago Better than 'Sex,' 3-D 'Shrek' tops box office again AFP - Tuesday, June 1 Sri Lanka: Protests won't deter film awards AP - Monday, May 31 Del Toro quits as director of 'The Hobbit' AFP - Monday, May 31 News Search Top Stories Spain vows labour market reform by end of June Don't subpoena supermodel, urges Liberia's Taylor Top ECB officials differ on bond purchase policy Clashes as Israeli forces storm Gaza aid boat: Hamas TV BP rushes new Gulf oil operation More Top Stories » ADVERTISEMENT Most Popular Most Viewed Most Recommended The point about pain: New study sheds light on acupuncture Celine Dion pregnant with twins: report Egypt unearths tomb of pharaonic army chief Clashes as Israeli forces storm Gaza aid boat: Hamas TV BP rushes new Gulf oil operation More Most Viewed » Hubble catches planet being devoured by its star Ocean fish could disappear in 40 years: UN Paris museum burglar grabs 120-million-dollar art haul US team creates first 'synthetic life' More Most Recommended » Elsewhere on Yahoo! Financial news on Yahoo! Finance Stars and latest movies Best travel destinations More on Yahoo! News Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Subscribe to our news feeds Top StoriesMy Yahoo!RSS » More news feeds | What are news feeds? Also on Yahoo Answers Groups Mail Messenger Mobile Travel Finance Movies Sports Games » All Yahoo! Services Site Highlights Singapore Full Coverage Most Popular Asia Entertainment Photos World Cup 2010 Copyright © 2010 Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte. Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Community | Intellectual Property Rights Policy | Help

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