not only homo sapiens is the only animal that maqauilla. It was discovered that Neanderthals also arranged and painted so that they could see themselves more attractive ... or perhaps other symbolic content (such as hunting or preparation for war ...).
The ability to create us an idea of \u200b\u200bourselves is the first glimmer of intelligence, and it is difficult to define the extent to which animals have this ability or not. Anyway ...
The Neandhertal of more than 50,000 years ago used the shells to make paint mixing, minerals extracted, then body makeup.
colors that have been found have been yellow, which was used as a base, red, purple and black in different shades.
This shows that these primitive men were able to carry out symbolic thought and the makeup was a sign of self-identification.
According to scholars, the Neanderthals were the shells more than 50 miles from the place where they lived temporarily and besides using them to make the mixtures, put them as necklaces and bracelets.
Professor Chris Stringer of the Natural History Museum, London, enthuses that these new findings "will help improve The image of Neanderthals seen as ugly and violent. "
