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Artistic expression in humans may have evolved much earlier than initially thought

Just a few years ago, a discovery gave strength to the argument that artistic expression was present in the human species that existed before Homo Sapiens. The 'Unicorn cave' or "Einhornhöhle" in central Germany has been a place where animal bones from pre-historic times have been found. A bone was found in the unicorn cave with carvings resembling an undulating chevron pattern. This made scientists think this was a symbolic, ceremonial tool rather than a practical one.