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# Neanderthals Were Artists Too
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/neanderthals-were-artists-too/
- Published: 2018-02-26T22:56:44.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:40:23.000Z
- Description: The discovery of the oldest cave paintings thus found suggests that Neanderthals may have been the first artists on Earth.
- Author: Jack Sjogren
- Tags: Comics, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-18 14:37 (2018)

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