But scientists conclude that this art, some of it brilliant even by today's standards, reflects the development of "symbolic life," an important turning point in hominid evolution that has ...

European art is considerably later ... from 2 billion to 8 billion. The story of human evolution is about more than bones and stones. It helps us to see our many strengths and limitations.

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Prof Chris Stringer, human evolution expert at the Museum ... In fact, body painting may have been the earliest form of art - ochre was being used at least 200,000 years ago in Africa and Europe.

A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the ...

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