Science· 2018Q1

U-Th dating of carbonate crusts reveals Neandertal origin of Iberian cave art

Dirk L. Hoffmann, Christopher D. Standish, Marcos García-Diez, Paul Pettitt et al.

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Cave paintings in three Iberian sites are at least 64.8 ka old, predating modern human arrival in Europe by over 20 ka, implying Neandertal authorship.

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Field: Anthropology

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