But it is possible that the painting itself might be thousands of years older because the technique only assesses the age of a mineral deposit, speleothem, that formed on the cave walls.
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Speleothem
//ˈspiːliəˌθɛm//
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Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 洞穴沉積物 /洞穴沉积物 noun (secondary mineral, deposited in a cave by the action of water)
Czech
1 entries- speleotém noun (secondary mineral, deposited in a cave by the action of water)
Finnish
1 entries- tippukivi noun (secondary mineral, deposited in a cave by the action of water)
French
1 entries- spéléothème noun (secondary mineral, deposited in a cave by the action of water)
German
1 entries- Speläothem noun (secondary mineral, deposited in a cave by the action of water)
Italian
1 entries- speleotema noun (secondary mineral, deposited in a cave by the action of water)
Japanese
1 entries- 二次生成物 noun (secondary mineral, deposited in a cave by the action of water)
Korean
1 entries- 스펠레오뎀 noun (secondary mineral, deposited in a cave by the action of water)
Portuguese
1 entries- espeleotema noun (secondary mineral, deposited in a cave by the action of water)
Spanish
1 entries- espeleotema noun (secondary mineral, deposited in a cave by the action of water)
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