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Were Neanderthals capable of making art?

The ability to make art has often been considered a hallmark of our species. Over a century ago, prehistorians even had trouble believing that modern humans from the Upper Palaeolithic (between 45,000 and 12,000 years ago) were capable of artistic flair.

The Conversation · Oct 28, 2025

51,000-year-old Indonesian cave painting may be the world's oldest storytelling art

A 51,000-year-old painting in the Sulawesi cave "art gallery" is the oldest evidence of narrative rock art ever discovered.

LiveScience · Jul 3, 2024

130,000-year-old Neanderthal-carved bear bone is symbolic art, study argues

The carved bear bone is one of the earliest human-made artifacts with "symbolic culture" unearthed in Europe.

LiveScience · May 15, 2024