Cave Paintings Found in Spain Are First Known Neanderthal Art ...
Dated to 65,000 years ago, the cave paintings and shell beads are the first works of art dated to the time of Neanderthals, and they include the oldest cave art ever found.
Neanderthals created the world’s oldest cave art - earth.com
Nov 4, 2025 · Neanderthals didn’t just survive Europe’s Ice Age landscapes – they ventured into deep caves and made art. What they left isn’t figurative like the later animal scenes of Homo …
Oldest Known Neanderthal Engravings Were Sealed in a Cave for …
Jun 21, 2023 · Neanderthals, or Homo neanderthalensis, may also be responsible for the world’s oldest known cave paintings.
The World's Oldest Known Cave Art Wasn't Made by Our Species
Despite the fact that we know that Neanderthals were capable of producing jewellery and using coloured pigments, there has been much objection to the notion that they explored deep caves …
Were Neanderthals capable of making art?
Oct 31, 2025 · New evidence shows Neanderthals created cave art long before modern humans, proving their symbolic thinking and artistic expression.
The Discovery of Neanderthal Art – SAPIENS
May 22, 2018 · These results demonstrate that cave art was being created in all three sites at least 20,000 years prior to the arrival of Homo sapiens in western Europe. They show for the …
Study Finds Oldest Ever Neanderthal Cave Engravings, Destroying ...
Oct 16, 2025 · A new study published in the journal PLOS ONE has revealed that archaeologists in France have found what they believe to be the oldest Neanderthal cave engravings ever …
Hand Paintings In Spanish Cave Were Created By Neanderthals
Dec 13, 2024 · Scientists used uranium-thorium dating to determine that some of the hand paintings in Spain's Maltravieso cave are 66,700 years old, making them the first major …
Neanderthal Art: What the Discoveries Reveal About Them
Aug 5, 2025 · Neanderthal artistic endeavors encompass a range of expressions, from the use of pigments to personal adornments and abstract engravings. Red ochre and black manganese …
Ancient Neanderthal Engravings: 57,000 Year Old Cave Art
Aug 14, 2023 · Researchers have discovered the earliest example of Neanderthal art as the stripes, dots, and parallel lines carved into a cave in Central France more than 57,000 years ago.