Scratches on a Cave Wall in France Likely to Be Earliest Example of Neanderthal Art
Science Alert,
A gallery of ancient cave markings determined to have been created as far back as 75,000 years ago is likely to be the…
The animals with an eye for art
BBC News,
The animals with an eye for art (Image credit: Andrey Nekrasov/Getty Images) Appreciating beauty may be one of the traits which…
The first humans emerged long before our own species. So, who were they?
ABC.net.au,
Where did we come from? There's something about human evolution that's inherently intriguing; it stirs an innate curiosity…
Ursprung der Zahlen: Die Rechenkünste der Neandertaler
Spektrum,
Ursprung der Zahlen: Die Rechenkünste der Neandertaler Wenn Archäologen richtigliegen, hatte nicht nur Homosapiens das Zeug zum…
Come i Neanderthal e altri antichi umani impararono a contare
Le Scienze,
Da alcune scoperte archeologiche sembra che gli esseri umani abbiano sviluppato l’uso dei numeri decine di migliaia di anni fa.
Before Art: Lower Paleolithic
Medium US,
Museums as Therapy 14 hours ago · 12 min read “The existing literature on prehistoric art often discusses a handful of…
Laser Paintbrush Creates Works of Art on Titanium
Inside Science,
New tool for artists can paint, erase and change the color of strokes on a metal canvas.
Vi har en smule neandertaler i os: Menneskets historie blev fuldstændig skrevet om i 2010’erne
DR,
Har du nogensinde brugt ordet neandertaler som skældsord? Så bør du nok lige overveje det igen.
Prehistoric gestalt: Earliest example of visual illusion found in Golan
Hareetz ,
Nested arcs engraved on a bone and a stone 53,000 years ago at Quneitra create the impression of continuous lines, whole…
Fossils are filling out the human family tree
Watertown Daily Times,
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE OPTIONS Homo sapiens is a pretty impressive species.
Fossils Are Filling Out the Human Family Tree
New York Times,
The more fossils we find, the more we learn that many kinds of humans have lived on Earth.
Un hashtag préhistorique vieux de 73.000 ans intrigue les scientifiques
Futura-Sciences,
Un fragment de roche retrouvé dans une grotte africaine représentant des croisillons rouges aurait été tracé avec un crayon en…
Arqueólogos encontram o desenho mais antigo da história da humanidade
ZAP,
(dr) Craig Foster Um dos desenhos encontrados na gruta Se será este um dos primeiros desenhos feito por humanos não sabemos…
News story from Gizmodo UK on Thursday 13 September 2018
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News story from Gizmodo Australia on Wednesday 12 September 2018
Gizmodo Australia,
News story from Gizmodo on Wednesday 12 September 2018
Gizmodo,
News story from Le Monde on Wednesday 12 September 2018
Le Monde,
The oldest drawing in the world was done with an ocher crayon
Arstechnica,
Stone age tic-tac-toe 73,000 years ago, someone drew a cross-hatch pattern in ocher on a stone flake.
An Ancient Crosshatch May Be the Earliest Drawing Ever Found
The Atlantic,
Around 73,000 years ago, in a cave now known as Blombos, someone took a pointed lump of iron-rich rock—ochre—and dragged its…
73,000-year-old abstract art found in South Africa’s Blombos Cave
Hareetz ,
Lines drawn on a stone with an ocher crayon 73,000 years ago are the earliest symbolic art ever found, claim archaeologists…
Archaeologists in China discover the oldest stone tools outside Africa
Watertown Daily Times,
Order Prints ARTICLE OPTIONS The oldest stone tools outside Africa have been discovered in western China, scientists reported…
Archaeologists in China discover the oldest stone tools outside Africa, East Asia News
The Straits Times,
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) - The oldest stone tools outside Africa have been discovered in western China, scientists reported.
Archaeologists in China Discover the Oldest Stone Tools Outside Africa
New York Times,
Matter Chipped rocks found in western China indicate that human ancestors ventured from Africa earlier than previously believed.
New fossil evidence indicates humans may have a much more complicated history than first thought
Business Insider Australia ,
Where did we humans come from? Some 40 or so years ago, our origins seemed quite straight forward.
News story from Gizmodo Australia on Sunday 10 December 2017
Gizmodo Australia,
New Evidence Is Forcing Scientists to Rewrite The History of Human Migration ‘Out of Africa’
True Viral News,
Where did we humans come from? Some 40 or so years ago, our origins seemed quite straightforward.
Discoveries in Asia and Australia Forcing Rewrite to Human History | RealClearScience
Real Clear Science,
Where did we humans come from? Some 40 or so years ago, our origins seemed quite straight forward.
New Evidence Is Forcing Scientists to Rewrite The History of Human Migration 'Out of Africa'
Science Alert,
Where did we humans come from? Some 40 or so years ago, our origins seemed quite straightforward.
World's scientists turn to Asia and Australia to rewrite human history
Australasian Science,
Where did we humans come from? Some 40 or so years ago, our origins seemed quite straight forward.
World's scientists turn to Asia and Australia to rewrite human history
The Conversation,
Where did we humans come from? Some 40 or so years ago, our origins seemed quite straight forward.
News story from Wired.co.uk on Friday 26 February 2016
Wired.co.uk,
The Most Popular Science Studies of the Year
Scientific America - Spain,
The 2015 science research that set the Internet abuzz included a super antibiotic, plastics pollution in the ocean, climate…
News story from The Guardian on Sunday 21 December 2014
The Guardian,
Scientific American's Top 10 Science Stories of 2014
Scientific American,
A deadly infection, a comet success, a climate-change breakthrough—these and other events highlight the year in science and…
Descubren el grabado más antiguo hecho por el Ser Humano
NCYT - Noticias de la Ciencia y la Technologia,
Un equipo internacional de científicos ha descubierto el grabado más antiguo del que se tenga conocimiento, hecho por el Ser…
500.000 ans : le plus vieux griffonnage du monde ?
Futura-Sciences,
De curieux sillons rectilignes rayant une coquille sont manifestement l’œuvre d’une main. Mais la datation — 500.000 ans — étonne…
Engravings On A Seashell Are Over 540,000 Years Old – Have We Been Wrong About Ancient Human History By A Huge Margin?
The Inquisitr,
Till date, scientists have been confident that the intelligent human race has been fairly nascent on planet earth. But…
Питекантропы использовали орудия для добычи моллюсков и для гравировки
elementy.ru,
Изучение раковин моллюсков, найденных более ста лет назад Эженом Дюбуа одновременно с костями питекантропа, принесло неожиданный…
世界上最早的抽象畫家是誰
Pansci,
您看到下面這一幅藝術作品會有什麼感想？ [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"] 一般人把一個紙箱拆掉貼在牆壁上，叫做有礙觀瞻；但是知名畫家做這件事，美術館就會把它貢在一間專有的房間，叫它藝術品。（20世紀普…
Oldest ever abstract art found
Digital Journal,
Archaeologists have declared that a shell with geometric engravings was carved by a Homo erectus hundreds of thousands of years…
Oldest Abstract Etching Yet Found
The Scientist Magazine,
Archaeologists report that a shell with geometric engravings was carved by a Homo erectus hundreds of thousands of years ago.
Zigzag Etched On Ancient Shell May Be World's Oldest Art
Huffington Post,
Art may be a lot older than we ever imagined. In 2009, scientists working in South Africa were stunned to discover rocks that…
Engraved Shell May Have Been Created By Ancient Homo Erectus
redOrbit,
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online The earliest known art by our species, Homo sapiens , is thought to have…
Le plus vieux dessin du monde a 500 000 ans
Le Devoir,
Petite révolution dans le grand monde de la préhistoire ! L'art pictural, dans l'histoire de...
500,000-Year-Old Engraving Found—the Oldest Ever, Say Archaeologists
The Epoch Times,
An international team of researchers published research on Dec. 3 showing that a 500,000-year-old mussel shell bears the oldest…
El dibujo más antiguo de la humanidad
El Comercio,
Este grabado fue realizado por un ancestro del hombre moderno hace más de 400.000 mil años atrás
Marks on an ancient shell lead to a re-think of human history
Machineslikeus,
Zig-zag markings have been discovered on a shell found at Trinil in Java that dates back to between 430,000 and 540,000 years…
News story from The Independent on Thursday 04 December 2014
The Independent,
540,000-year-old shell carvings may be human ancestor's oldest art
FOX News,
The ancient, big-bodied relatives of modern-day humans not only ate freshwater shellfish, but engraved their shells and used…
540,000-Year-Old Shell Carvings May Be Human Ancestor's Oldest Art
Yahoo! News,
Researchers in Java, Indonesia, discovered engravings on a shell that dates to between 540,000 and 430,000 years ago. "We as…
Ancient Zigzag Means World's First Artist Wasn't Human
Newser,
A human ancestor carved a zigzag onto the shell of a mussel some 430,000 years ago. Now, that shell, recovered from a riverbank…
Fossil Shell Has Earliest Engraving Ever Discovered Created by Pre-Modern Humans
Science World Report,
Researchers have uncovered one of the oldest pieces of art yet discovered: an engraved freshwater mussel. The findings reveal…
В Индонезии, вероятно, обнаружен древнейший орнамент
strf.ru,
Τα αρχαιότερα γνωστά σχέδια δεν δημιουργήθηκαν από σύγχρονο άνθρωπο
To Vima,
Μέχρι πρόσφατα, οι ανθρωπολόγοι πίστευαν ότι η αφηρημένη, συμβολική σκέψη εμφανίστηκε στον πλανήτη με τον Homo sapiens. Όμως η κρ…
Ältestes Kunstwerk der Welt entdeckt
Scinexx,
Geometrisches Ritzmuster auf einer Muschelschale wurde von einem Homo erectus angefertigt
Etsa Zigzag Kerang Homo erectus Di Situs Trinil Jawa
Laporan Penelitian,
Laporan Penelitian - Nenek moyang manusia mengukir pola abstrak, salah seorang anggota spesies hominid, Homo erectus , Jawa…
News story from IOL on Thursday 04 December 2014
IOL,
Oldest engraving rewrites view of human history
AsiaOne,
PARIS - Anthropologists on Wednesday said they had found the earliest engraving in human history on a fossilised mollusc shell…
Oldest engraving rewrites view of human history
Bangkok Post,
PARIS - Anthropologists on Wednesday said they had found the earliest engraving in human history on a fossilised mollusc shell…
Oldest Artwork is with Shark Tooth on Mollusk Shell, Drawn 540,000 Years Ago
Tech Times,
The oldest-known artwork, the first seen from Homo erectus, was analyzed, revealing how the etching was created.
540,000-Year-Old Shell Has Oldest Ever 'Art'
NBC News,
The ancient relatives of modern-day humans not only ate freshwater shellfish, but engraved their shells and used them as tools…
Shell engraving could be oldest human art at half a million years old
Examiner.com,
Neanderthals and other early humans get a pretty bad rap in the modern day. Often depicted grunting and shaking a stone club…
News story from Reuters on Wednesday 03 December 2014
Reuters,
Oldest engraving rewrites view of human history
Yahoo! News,
Anthropologists on Wednesday said they had found the earliest engraving in human history on a fossilised mollusc shell some 500,0…
Oldest engraving rewrites view of human history
Business Insider,
Paris (AFP) - Anthropologists on Wednesday said they had found the earliest engraving in human history on a fossilised mollusc…
Zigzag design on shell called landmark feat for early humans
GMA News,
WASHINGTON - It's a simple zigzag design scratched onto the surface of a freshwater mussel shell on the Indonesian island of…
Oldest Art Ever Etched into Mollusk Shell
Nature World News,
The oldest art ever found, etched into a mollusk shell 540,000 years ago, hints at the sophistication of early humans, a new…
Oldest engraving rewrites view of human history
Zee News (India),
Anthropologists on Wednesday said they had found the earliest engraving in human history on a fossilised mollusc shell some 500,0…
Zigzags on a Shell From Java Are the Oldest Human Engravings
Smithsonian Magazine,
The early human Homo erectus also made the oldest known shell tools half a million years ago
These 500,000-year-old shell markings may be the world’s first doodle
Washington Post,
It's possible that a clam shell scratched by Homo erectus — an early hominid — might be our oldest-ever example of artistic work.
Marks on an ancient shell lead to a re-think of human history
The Conversation,
Detail of the engraving on fossil Pseudodon shell (DUB1006-fL) from Trinil. Wim Lustenhouwer, VU University Amsterdam Zig-zag…
Oldest ever engraving discovered on 500,000-year-old shell
Science Daily,
Homo erectus on Java was already using shells of freshwater mussels as tools half a million years ago, and as a 'canvas' for an…
Oldest ever engraving discovered on 500-year-old shell
Science Daily,
Homo erectus on Java was already using shells of freshwater mussels as tools half a million years ago, and as a 'canvas' for an…
Insel Java: Älteste Gravuren menschlichen Ursprungs entdeckt
SPIEGEL ONLINE,
Sorgfältig geritzte Linien in Form eines M: Schon der Frühmensch Homo erectus war wohl in der Lage, exakte Gravuren herzustellen.
Gravuren auf der Insel Java entdeckt: Schon unsere Vorfahren waren Geometrie-Genies
Stern,
Forscher haben geometrisch exakte Gravuren auf der Insel Java gefunden. Der Frühmensch Homo erectus war offenbar schon zu…
Oldest engraving rewrites view of human history
Phys.org,
Anthropologists on Wednesday said they had found the earliest engraving in human history on a fossilised mollusc shell some 500,0…
Earliest Human Engraving Or Trash From An Ancient Lunch?
NPR,
Carved zigzag marks on a shell found more than a century ago have drawn new interest from archaeologists. The half-million-year-o…
El dibujo más antiguo de la humanidad
El País,
Hallado un grabado geométrico hecho por el 'Homo erectus' hace más de 400.000 años, el más antiguo hasta la fecha
Oldest engraved shell by human ancestor discovered in museum collection
CBC,
Scientists have stumbled upon the oldest known shell to have been engraved by an early human - a Homo erectus from about half a…
De Homo erectus trok half miljoen jaar terug een zigzaglijn over schelp
NRC Handelsblad,
Een Homo erectus op Java trok een half miljoen jaar geleden een zigzaglijn over een schelp met een haaientand. Dit bekraste…
News story from Daily Mail on Wednesday 03 December 2014
Daily Mail,
Human ancestors engraved abstract patterns
Science News,
Indonesian Homo erectus carved zigzags on a shell at least 430,000 years ago.
Homo erectus may have doodled on shellfish
ABC.net.au,
ANCIENT ENGRAVING: Early humans from Java used shells for tools and engraving long before Homo sapiens did, new research…
Shell 'art' made 300,000 years before humans evolved
New Scientist,
A shell etched by Homo erectus is by far the oldest engraving ever found, challenging what we know about the origin of art and…
Oldest Art Was Carved Onto Shell 540,000 Years Ago
Discovery News,
The find is the earliest known art and it could have profound implications for the evolution of both our species and that of…
Etchings on a 500,000-year-old shell appear to have been made by human ancestor
Science/AAAS,
Find suggests abstract expression may predate modern humans
Quando Homo erectus inventò le decorazioni geometriche
Le Scienze,
L'invenzione dell'incisione geometrica è da attribuire a Homo erectus , e non al più moderno Homo sapiens . Lo rivela una nuova…
Homo erectus made world's oldest doodle 500,000 years ago
Nature,
Shell markings are the oldest abstract signs ever discovered.
World's Oldest Art Identified in Half-Million-Year-Old Zigzag
National Geographic,
A carved shell suggests the first artists were our Homo erectus ancestors, not us.