Researchers found crayon-like objects in Crimea and Ukraine that suggest Neanderthals may have engaged in symbolic expression ...

Francesco A. ‘Frank’ D’Errico, of Tewksbury Francesco A. “Frank” D’Errico, age 93, of Tewksbury, formerly of Medford and Arizona, January 31, 2011. Beloved husband of the late Alda (Malmstrom) ...

Recent archaeological discoveries suggest that Neanderthals, long seen as lacking symbolic culture, may have crafted and used ...

Crayons that may have been used to freshen appearances were found. March 27, 2008 — -- Could Neanderthals speak? The answer may depend on whether they used make-up. Francesco d'Errico, an ...

A recently published study suggests humans' creative inclinations go back much further than previously thought ...

Finding a fragment where the tip was clearly resharpened was exciting, said study first author Francesco d'Errico, a ...

The shaped and reused crayons, engraved patterns, and tool marks suggest that some ochre materials were intentionally used ...

The creation of art has historically been thought of as a distinctly Homo sapiens behavior, but the recent discovery of a crayon-like piece of ocher that’s at least 42,000 years old adds to a growing ...

Neanderthals may have been less primitive and more engaged in cultural practices, similar to those of early humans, than ...

Human culture developed slowly in northern Africa and the Middle East rather than bursting forth in Europe, suggest scientists, who have discovered what may be the oldest shell beads dating back ...

Archaeologists have discovered what appears to be the oldest known example of three-dimensional East Asian art in a rubbish pile excavated in Lingjing, Henan, China. The ancient Paleolithic bird ...

D’ERRICO Francesco A. “Frank”, age 93, of Tewksbury, formerly of Medford and Arizona, January 31, 2011. Beloved husband of the late Alda (Malmstrom) D’Errico, father of Larry D’Errico & his wife Lynne ...