Paintings

Researchers at Finland's Astuvansalmi rock art site are uncovering previously hidden prehistoric paintings using cutting-edge hyperspectral imaging and artificial intelligence. The discovery promises to expand our understanding of the largest rock art collection in the Nordic region, where approximately 80 paintings have been documented since the site's official discovery in 1968. These ancient images, created with red ochre pigments around 5,000 years ago, depict elks, humans, and boats painted by Stone Age hunter-gatherers on the shores of what is now Lake Yövesi in Ristiina, Southern Savonia. Ten Mysterious Rock Art Examples from the Ancient World Lipci's Prehistoric Rock Paintings: Montenegro's Primitive Art Astuvansalmi rocks being scanned by Veikko Miettinen, Dmitri Semenov and Rami Saarikorpi. ( University of Eastern Finland )