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Neanderthal Art: The 130,000-Year-Old Bear Bone Enigma

Exploring the Origins of Symbolic Culture in Neanderthals

May 16, 2024
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A bone, meticulously carved with 17 parallel incisions, offers a window into the ancient world of the Neanderthals. Discovered in Poland, this artifact challenges our understanding of their cognitive abilities and symbolic culture.

Different views of a roughly 4-inches-long (10.6 centimeters) bear bone that has Neanderthal-made cut marks on it. (Image cr…
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