Roughly 43,000 years ago, a Neanderthal man dipped his finger in red ocher and painted a nose on a rock that looked like a human face. This is the scenario presented by archaeologists in a paper ...

In other words, it’s a piece of art that “could represent one of the earliest human face symbolizations in prehistory.” “The fact that the [rock] was selected because of its appearance and ...

Ancient rock carvings in Western Australia’s Murujuga are at risk. Aboriginal artwork includes the world’s oldest human face drawings. Pollution from a Karratha Gas Plant is slowly damaging ...

A Neanderthal man is believed to have painted a nose on a pebble using red pigment more than 43,000 years ago.