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Visual art is thought by many to have emerged about 30000 years ago from the minds and hands of our ancestor homo sapiens But a recent discovery in the Touraine region of France could shake these certainties At the end of an unknown cave La Roche Cotard prehistorians have identified some surprising engravings How old are these unusual drawings Could they have been made by Neanderthal men

Neanderthal The First Artist is a 2024 documentary with a runtime of 51 minutes.