Now, a new study sheds light on just how ancient Neanderthal art is, a staggering 57,000 years old. According to researchers who recently analyzed famous cave paintings in France, ...

But archaeologists are beginning to appreciate how creative Neanderthal art was in its own right. Homo sapiens are thought to have evolved in Africa from at least 315,000 years ago.

Researchers didn’t see the Neanderthal art until the 1970s. Now, it’s taken another several decades to accurately determine when those drawings were probably made.

The Neumark-Nord site, discovered back in the 1980s, covers roughly 70 acres. In this region, Neanderthals hunted and ...

A 2021 find from a “Unicorn Cave” in Germany found early hints of Neanderthal art dating back 51,000 years. Neanderthals also could have lived in tight family bonds and possibly even cooked ...

But archaeologists are beginning to appreciate how creative Neanderthal art was in its own right. Homo sapiens are thought to have evolved in Africa at least 315,000 years ago.

A Glimpse into Neanderthal Symbolism. Neanderthals have long been associated with complex tool-making and survival skills, but their capacity for symbolic thought has often been debated.

That's because many Neanderthal art objects would have been made out of perishable materials such as wood or animal skin, Bruce Hardy, a paleoanthropologist at Kenyon College in Ohio, ...

A 43,000 year-old work of art? Neanderthals may have painted portraits. An ancient granite pebble included indentations resembling a face, its nose a red dot.

Delving into the minds of Neanderthals is complex, but new findings are giving insights into the extent of their cognitive powers and culture (Credit: Getty Images) Surprising new insights into ...

The Neanderthal is also shown with body decoration, as evidence suggests this artistic behaviour was not unique to modern humans. In fact, body painting may have been the earliest form of art - ochre ...