46. World’s Oldest Cave Paintings Discovered in Indonesia!! (English Vocabulary Lesson)

Archaeologists recently discovered the world’s oldest cave paintings of animals, in an isolated cave in Indonesia. This has challenged the way scientists think about our history, and provided evidence for people in Asia tens of thousands of years ago! Let’s learn about this topic, while studying English vocabulary! Transcript -- https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/01/27/46-worlds-oldest-cave-paintings-discovered-in-indonesia-english-vocabulary-lesson/# CONTACT US!! INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/) Twitter - @thinkenglishpod Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog Gmail - [email protected] Vocabulary Archaeologist (n) - someone who studies the buildings, graves, tools, and other objects of people who lived in the past Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of an Anglo-Saxon settlement Remote (adj) - far away in distance; a long way from any towns or cities They live in a remote mountain village, miles from the nearest shop Characteristic (n) - a typical or noticeable quality of someone or something A big nose is a characteristic in my family Capacity (n) - someone’s ability to do a particular thing She has a great capacity for hard work To date (v) - to say how long something has existed or when it was made Archaeologists have been unable to date these fossils Artefact (n) - an object that is made by a person, such as a tool or decoration, especially one that is of historical interest The museum’s collection includes artefacts dating back to prehistoric times Reasonable (adj) - based on or using good judgement and therefore fair and practical If you tell him what happened, I’m sure he’ll understand - he’s a reasonable man! Sophisticated (adj) - intelligent or made in a complicated way and therefore able to do complicated tasks I think a more sophisticated approach is needed to solve this problem Pigment (n) - a substance that gives something a particular colour when it is added to it Pigment is mixed into oil, glue, egg, etc. to make different types of paint Comprehension Questions Q. What animal was painted in the cave? Q. When did humans arrive in Australia? Q. Where was the oldest human produced art discovered? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices