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Discovery: Neanderthal Symbolic Thought

By Michael Alan Prestwood

Author and Natural Philosopher

03 Mar 2024
Published 2 years ago.
Updated 2 years ago.

Discovery: Neanderthal Symbolic Thought

2018

It’s clear: neanderthals created art. The discovery of cave paintings in Spain, dated to over 64,000 years ago, marked a profound shift in our understanding of Neanderthals. This corrected the longstanding perception that Neanderthals lacked symbolic thought and artistic expression. To learn more, check out Beyond Human Bias: Reassessing Neanderthal Intelligence.

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