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Rock art may be far older than modern humans in Sulawesi

Dating of a panel with two handprints puts their production sometime before 68,000 years ago.

Jan 21 • John Hawks

A deep record of unknown hominins from Sulawesi

A cave known as Leang Bulu Bettue provides a record from the Middle Pleistocene across the arrival of modern people.

Jan 18 • John Hawks

What did Neanderthal visual culture mean?

Humans today live in visually rich environments, and it's increasingly clear that Neandertals shaped their visual environments also.

Jun 1, 2023 • John Hawks

Zlatý kůň and the Neandertal heritage of first Europeans

A skull from Czechia represents an individual from one of the earliest European modern human populations to encounter Neandertals.

Oct 8, 2021 • John Hawks

Neandertals built a circle out of stalagmites deep underground. What does it mean?

Examining the work of Jacques Joubert and coworkers that describes this mysterious structure and the possible intention behind it.

May 26, 2016 • John Hawks

A look at the intentional markings of Homo erectus

Looking at a 2014 paper by Josephine Joordens and coworkers, which describes zig-zag markings on a shell from Trinil, Indonesia. This shell may have…

Dec 3, 2014 • John Hawks

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