CANBERRA, Australia, Aug. 18 -- The Australian National University issued the following news release:

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Ancient maritime voyagers carried symbolic art 4,000 years ago

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A 4,000-year-old painted stone plaque discovered on a remote Indonesian island is the first known example of portable art belonging to the Austronesian Painting Tradition (APT), providing a rare glimpse into the symbolic world of some of history's greatest maritime voya . . .

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