Wednesday, 3. December 2003

Neanderthal 'face' found in Loire


A flint object with a striking likeness to a human face may be one of the best examples of art by Neanderthal man ever found, the journal Antiquity reports.

The "mask", which is dated to be about 35,000 years old, was recovered on the banks of the Loire at La Roche-Cotard.

¬> bbc

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