Neanderthal wall art from 57,000 years ago uncovered in France

They are thought to be the oldest known engravings made by the extinct human relative.

FINGER MARKINGS DISCOVERED inside a cave in France are “organised and intentional” and were likely made by Neanderthals more than 57,000 years ago, scientists have said.

The authors wrote: “Fifteen years after the resumption of excavations at the La Roche-Cotard site, the engravings have been dated to over 57,000 years ago… making this the oldest decorated cave in France, if not Europe.” “Nevertheless,” the authors wrote, “Our understanding of the relationship between Neanderthals and the symbolic and even aesthetic realms has undergone a significant transformation over the past two decades and the traces preserved in the cave of La Roche-Cotard make a new and very important contribution to our knowledge of Neanderthal behaviour.”

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