Neanderthals were much more advanced or much closer to modern humans.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – Sabout 51 thousand years ago, a primordial man Neanderthals expressed an artistic spirit to work on a piece of deer bone. This person lived in what is now known as the Harz Mountains of North Germany.
This ancient artist not only had the ability to carve patterns into bone. He also knew enough about the physical properties of bones to use hot water to make the surface soft enough to carve. A team of archaeologists including Dirk Leder, Thomas Terberger, studied these bones at the microscopic level.
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In this study, they lend further credence to the idea that Neanderthals were much more advanced or much closer to modern humans than they once were. The bone came from a giant deer, Megaloceros giganteus. This deer, also referred to as the Irish deer, has been found in skeletal remains from Ireland to Siberia.
At the time this bone was removed, the deer was extremely rare in the area of Germany where it was found. At the former entrance of the Einhornhöhle cave, northern Germany. Einhornhöhle is relatively easy to find these days.
“This is not where we expected, researchers will find what may be the oldest work of art in the world,” said research team member Leder. Slash Gear on Wednesday (7/7).
Abstracts of research papers admit carved bones show conceptual imagination. This is a prerequisite for creating a coherent design that the Neanderthals also had.
The researchers assessed that Neanderthal knowledge of symbolic meaning was very likely. This is in view of the rarity of the bones and the precious care taken in carving.
“If you want to know more about these findings, visit a research paper released by Nature entitled ‘51,000-year-old engraved bones reveal Neanderthal capacity for symbolic behavior,'” Leder said.
This study was written by Dirk Leder, Raphael Hermann, Thomas Terberger, et. Al. and can be found at Nature Ecology & Evolution 685, published July 5, 2021.
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