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:
CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Hoffmann, D. L.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Standish, C. D.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Garcia-Diez, M.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Pettitt, P. B.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Milton, J. A.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Zilhao, J.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Alcolea-Gonzalez, J. J.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Cantalejo-Duarte, P.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Collado, H.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
de Balbin, R.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Lorblanchet, M.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ramos-Munoz, J.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Weniger, G. -Ch.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Pike, A. W. G.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
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:
KeywordsLanguage
BLOMBOS CAVE; EL CASTILLO; ROCK ART; SPAIN; CHRONOLOGY; CANTABRIA; TAPHONOMY; STENCILS; FRANCEMultiple languages
Multidisciplinary SciencesMultiple languages
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/19557

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