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Hoffmann, D. L., Standish, C. D., Garcia-Diez, M., Pettitt, P. B., Milton, J. A., Zilhao, J., Alcolea-Gonzalez, J. J., Cantalejo-Duarte, P., Collado, H., de Balbin, R., Lorblanchet, M., Ramos-Munoz, J., Weniger, G. -Ch. and Pike, A. W. G. (2018). U-Th dating of carbonate crusts reveals Neandertal origin of Iberian cave art. Science, 359 (6378). S. 912 - 916. WASHINGTON: AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE. ISSN 1095-9203

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Abstract

The extent and nature of symbolic behavior among Neandertals are obscure. Although evidence for Neandertal body ornamentation has been proposed, all cave painting has been attributed to modern humans. Here we present dating results for three sites in Spain that show that cave art emerged in Iberia substantially earlier than previously thought. Uranium-thorium (U-Th) dates on carbonate crusts overlying paintings provide minimum ages for a red linear motif in La Pasiega (Cantabria), a hand stencil in Maltravieso (Extremadura), and red-painted speleothems in Ardales (Andalucia). Collectively, these results show that cave art in Iberia is older than 64.8 thousand years (ka). This cave art is the earliest dated so far and predates, by at least 20 ka, the arrival of modern humans in Europe, which implies Neandertal authorship.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Hoffmann, D. L. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Standish, C. D. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Garcia-Diez, M. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Pettitt, P. B. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Milton, J. A. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Zilhao, J. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Alcolea-Gonzalez, J. J. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Cantalejo-Duarte, P. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Collado, H. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED de Balbin, R. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Lorblanchet, M. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Ramos-Munoz, J. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Weniger, G. -Ch. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Pike, A. W. G. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-195570
DOI:	10.1126/science.aap7778
Journal or Publication Title:	Science
Volume:	359
Number:	6378
Page Range:	S. 912 - 916
Date:	2018
Publisher:	AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE
Place of Publication:	WASHINGTON
ISSN:	1095-9203
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language BLOMBOS CAVE; EL CASTILLO; ROCK ART; SPAIN; CHRONOLOGY; CANTABRIA; TAPHONOMY; STENCILS; FRANCE Multiple languages Multidisciplinary Sciences Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/19557