Fwd: Science Times: Neanderthals, the World’s First Misunderstood Artists

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Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Subject: Science Times: Neanderthals, the World's First Misunderstood Artists
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Tuesday, February 27, 2018

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Neanderthals, the World's First Misunderstood Artists
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Neanderthals made the ladder-shaped painting on the left in a cave in Spain more than 64,000 years ago. P. Saura

By CARL ZIMMER

Cave paintings in Spain were made by Neanderthals, not modern humans, archaeologists reported. The finding adds to evidence that Neanderthals were capable of symbolic thought and perhaps language.
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