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  • Neanderthal 'Face' Found Loire

    12/03/2003 3:38:10 PM PST · by blam · 19 replies · 645+ views
    BBC ^ | 12-3-2003 | Jonothan Amos
    Neanderthal 'face' found in Loire By Jonathan Amos BBC News Online science staff A bone splinter forms the eyes 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. It is about 10 cm tall and wide and has a bone splinter rammed through a hole, making the rock look as if it has eyes. Commentators say the object...