rock art
Europe
Hand stencil, Maltravieso Cave
Unknown (Homo neanderthalensis)
When it was made
at least 64,800 years ago
How do we know this date?
We know it is at least this old — possibly older. (minimum date; disputed (Neanderthal) authorship)
Certainty: low Source: Nature / U-Th dating
A negative hand stencil made with pigment. Uranium–thorium dating suggests it was created before Homo sapiens arrived in Europe.
Facts
- Culture
- Neanderthals
- Place of origin
- Cáceres, Spain
- Where it is today
- in situ (Maltravieso Cave)
- Institution
- in situ
- Type
- Rock art
- Material
- Pigment on rock wall
- Movement / style
- Paleolithic art
