Prehistoric Art
Archaeologists continue to uncover evidence of early human technologies and artistic expressions, but determining their precise timelines remains difficult due to preservation issues and dating limitations. Recent finds, such as 430,000-year-old wooden tools in Greece and a 67,800-year-old hand stencil in Indonesia, push back known dates, yet experts caution against overinterpreting single discoveries. Columnist Michael Marshall examines how these artifacts shape our understanding of human evolution.
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Archaeologists have uncovered ochre artefacts in Crimea that show Neanderthals shaped and used them as crayons for drawing over 40,000 years ago. This discovery provides the strongest evidence yet of Neanderthals employing pigments symbolically, challenging previous assumptions about early human creativity. The findings highlight a shared evolutionary capacity for symbolic behavior dating back more than 700,000 years.