This tradition took place inside a cave called the Des-Cubierta in present-day Spain. Analysis of the contents inside the ...

Researchers have uncovered compelling evidence that Neanderthals repeatedly deposited horned animal skulls in a Spanish cave over thousands of years, suggesting a culturally transmitted ritual ...

The dating results of the ancient cave art in three Spanish caves revealed a significantly earlier date of creation than previously thought. This suggests that the cave art was made by Neanderthals ...

Wallacea, the zone of oceanic islands separating the continental regions of Southeast Asia and Australia, has yielded sparse evidence for the symbolic culture of early modern humans. Here we report ...

In the depths of the San Lázaro rock-shelter in Segovia, Central Spain, archaeologists from the Complutense University of Madrid and collaborators have uncovered a compelling trace of Neanderthal ...

In a handful of pierced seashells found in a South African cave, scientists believe that they have discovered the world’s oldest known jewelry and the earliest reliable evidence of creative symbolic ...

Researchers examine early symbolism in modern humans. Symbolic behavior was essential to the evolution of modern humans, but it is unclear how such behavior evolved. Kristian Tylén and colleagues ...

Scientists excavating a Stone Age cave on South Africa’s southern coast have followed a trail of engraved pigments to what they suspect are the ancient roots of modern human behavior. Analyses of 13 ...

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. What makes us human? A lot of people would argue it is the ability of our species to engage in complex behavior ...