Oldest art even older: New dates from Geißenklösterle Cave show early arrival of modern humans, art and music
Thursday, May 24, 2012 - 10:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
New dates from Geißenklösterle Cave in Southwest Germany document the early arrival of modern humans and early appearance of art and music. The new dates use improved methods to remove contamination and produced ages between began between 42,000 – 43,000 years ago for start of the Aurignacian, the first culture to produce a wide range of figurative art, music and other key innovations.