News
Scientists Identify Oldest Cave "Drawings" Made by Neanderthals
Researchers say that the 57,000-year-old markings constitute "unambiguous examples of Neanderthal abstract design.”
Neanderthal art
News
Move Over, Pollock: Research Confirms Neanderthals Made Splatter Paintings
Pigment found on rocks in a Spanish cave was applied by humans 60,000 years ago using splattering and blowing techniques.
Opinion
What Art by Neanderthals Teaches Us About Our Own Gender Bias
A 2013 study which analyzed the size of handprints accompanying animal drawings found that women were more likely to have made them.
Books
The Fascinating World of Neanderthal Aesthetics
It turns out that we Homo sapiens are not the only species to explore art and its abstractions.
Art
175,000-Year-Old Cave Structures Suggest Neanderthals Were Quite Advanced
Sure, the 14,000-year-old cave paintings recently found in Spain are impressive, with their romping bison and horses, but a far older ancient art mystery is being untangled in France.
In Brief
New Evidence that Neanderthals Made Art
Researchers have uncovered further evidence that human ancestors may have begun producing cave art earlier than previously thought. A