Neanderthal Fingerprints Reveal Early Artistic Expression and Face Perception
TL;DR
Researchers discovered what is believed to be the world's oldest complete human fingerprint on a pebble in Spain, suggesting Neanderthals may have created symbolic art, challenging previous notions that only modern humans engaged in artistic expression.
- World’s oldest fingerprint may be a clue that Neanderthals created art The Guardian
- A Neanderthal Left A Fingerprint On This Rock, Possibly While Painting A Face On It IFLScience
- Oldest Human Fingerprint in the World Discovered in Spain, Left by Neanderthals 43,000 Years Ago La Brújula Verde
- World’s oldest selfie? 43,000-year-old Neanderthal art reveals earliest face perception Interesting Engineering
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