ナショナルジオグラフィックのインスタグラム(natgeo) - 11月29日 23時58分

Video by @bertiegregory. An unseen panel of ancient paintings depicting jaguars and other jungle animals in Chiribiquete National Park. After a member of our expedition team spotted this panel from the helicopter, we landed the above the paintings on the top of the tepuis pictured. From there, I flew our drone down for a closer look. We couldn't believe our eyes. The biggest painting in the middle of this panel is a jaguar, identified by its open mouth. Carlos Castaño Uribe, our expedition leader and the man who discovered the first paintings in Chiribiquete National Park, has found that of all the animal depictions, only the jaguars have open mouths. Dating these paintings is difficult as the paint itself doesn't contain any carbon (it's an iron oxide based paint). Instead, the archaeology team collects the remains of the fires (carbon containing) at the base of these painting walls. These fires were used to prepare the walls for painting so give a good indication of the age of the paintings themselves. The carbon dating results from a previous expedition by this group suggested the paintings could be up to 20,000 years old making them some of the earliest evidence of humans in the Amazon.
As we studied the drone videos, I joked to @stevewinterphoto about repelling down the enormous cliff face to get closer images. I say 'joked' as I assumed it was a ridiculous suggestion, it was at this moment that @alejosanchezsanchez and @jota_arango started preparing their ropes! Follow @bertiegregory to see what happened.
This video is an extract from an expedition with @Fundacion_Herencia, an incredible group of people doing real 21st century exploration. It’s very humbling to know that there are still places on this planet we know almost nothing about. But despite its remoteness, it is still under threat. It’s so vital that we find a way to protect Chiribiquete National Park, its pristine rainforest, these amazing paintings and the uncontacted people who live here.

We owe a huge thanks to Parks Colombia and the Colombian Ministry of Culture for their support. For more on this place, read @stevewinterphoto ‘s jaguar story in this month's @ナショナルジオグラフィック Magazine.

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