Cave Art May Have Been Handiwork Of Neanderthals
Scientists say some of the earliest cave art found in Europe was done before humans arrived; thus, Neanderthal art, suggesting that our "brutish" cousins were capable of symbolic thinking.
Tens of thousands of years ago, the first artists painted images on the walls of caves. They collected, painted and ground holes in shells, presumably to wear. It was the very first art, created by what we call "modern humans," or Homo sapiens.
Except, it turns out that some of that cave art may have been created by Neanderthals â our ancient and, by evolutionary standards, failed cousins. At least, that's what a team of scientists
