Around 43,000 years ago, a Neanderthal dipped their finger in ocher and stamped the very center of a pebble. This one small marking on this one small stone still exists to this day. It was discovered ...
A red fingerprint in the middle of a face-shaped pebble suggests Neanderthals may have been able to create symbolic art. - Álvarez-Alonso, D., de Andrés-Herrero, M., Díez-Herrero, A. et al./Springer ...
Hidden in the darkness of a remote limestone chamber, a cluster of ancient finger marks has forced archaeologists to confront ...
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Researchers in central Spain say they may have uncovered one of the most ancient symbolic objects bearing a human fingerprint on record in Europe, dating back tens of thousands of years. Unlocking the ...