Similar symbols found in other caves were carved by early Homo sapiens 80,000 years ago and Neanderthals 60,000 years ago and were thought to have been used as a way to record and share information.

Researchers have uncovered evidence that members of a mysterious archaic human species buried their dead and carved symbols on cave walls long before the earliest evidence of burials by modern humans.

Updated: 6:05 PM CDT Jun 6, 2023 By Ashley Strickland, CNN Mysterious species buried their dead and carved symbols 100,000 years before humans Updated: 6:05 PM CDT Jun 6, 2023 ...

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Researchers have uncovered evidence that members of a mysterious archaic human species buried their dead and carved symbols on cave walls long before the ...