Ancient Neanderthal Fingerprint Suggests Early Artistic Expression
TL;DR
Scientists discovered a 43,000-year-old human fingerprint on a rock in Spain, believed to be the oldest known example of human art, possibly created by a Neanderthal as an early form of facial symbolism or abstract art.
- Scientists Found a 43,000-Year-Old Fingerprint That May Be the Oldest Ever Left by a Human Yahoo
- 43,000-year-old human fingerprint is world's oldest — and made by a Neanderthal Yahoo
- A 43,000 year-old work of art? Neanderthals may have painted portraits. USA Today
- News - Oldest Known Human Fingerprint Detected on Neanderthal Object Archaeology Magazine
- World’s oldest fingerprint may be a clue that Neanderthals created art The Guardian
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