Study confirms ancient Spanish cave art was made by Neanderthals

Study confirms ancient cave art in southern Spain was created by Neanderthals

Neanderthals, long perceived to have been unsophisticated and brutish, really did paint stalagmites in a Spanish cave more than 60,000 years ago, according to a study published on Monday.

This Controversial Cave Art Really Was Painted by Neanderthals, Study Confirms

Neanderthals, long perceived to have been unsophisticated and brutish, really did paint stalagmites in a Spanish cave more than 60,000 years ago, according to a study published on Monday.

Tinted cave stalagmites are Neanderthal ‘art’, say archaeologists

Dating suggests pigments in Spanish cave were applied through ‘splattering and blowing’ over thousands of yearsNeanderthals, long perceived to have been unsophisticated and brutish, really did paint stalagmites in a Spanish cave more than 60,000 years ago, according to a study published on Monday.The issue had roiled the world of paleoarchaeology ever since the publication of a 2018 paper attributing red ocher pigment found on the stalagmitic do…

Spanish cave art created by Neanderthals, study finds

New research suggests Neanderthals, not modern humans, were the first artists.

Look: Modern technology reveals art was central to Neanderthal life

Researchers from Europe have analyzed 65,000-year-old Neanderthal cave paintings to learn whether this "art" was a happy accident or a symbolic masterpiece.

Neanderthals paint stalagmites red

Ochre pigments reveal 65,000-year-old Spanish cave paintings.