Painted hands at Ili Kere Kere, 42,000-year-old tuna bones, and the earliest deep-sea fishing evidence on Earth.
Why this channel
What you will learn here
Timor-Leste holds globally significant archaeology almost nobody knows about — the strongest 'you had no idea' story on the site.
Four short filmed conversations with the people who know this subject first-hand are being produced for this page by Stays of Timor. Each is two to three minutes — honest, local, and recorded in Timor-Leste.
The interviews
Four conversations, four angles
🎥Interview coming soon
Interview 1Ili Kere Kere and the painted caves
What is on the walls, how old it might be, and who guards it.
🎥Interview coming soon
Interview 242,000 years of fishing
Jerimalai, Lene Hara and evidence of the earliest deep-water fishing.
🎥Interview coming soon
Interview 3Digging in Timor-Leste
What archaeological fieldwork actually looks like, and who does it.
🎥Interview coming soon
Interview 4Protecting the sites
Graffiti, weather, tourism pressure and community guardianship.
In pictures
History & Faith
Balibo Flag HouseBalibo fort gatewayPousada de BaucauChurch at Manatuto
Photos: Ministry of Tourism & Environment, Timor-Leste
Part of the Timor Information Channels — 28 subjects, told by the people who know them. Produced by Stays of Timor.
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