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Small brains seem to be no barrier to culture and art

-shirts. It shows a line-up of six figures. The first is hunched and ape-like. The rest become gradually taller and straighter until eventually a neatly shavenThe picture captures a conviction still prevalent among anthropologists. This is that the evolution of intelligence in humans and their ancestors was driven by ever-larger brains enabling more complex behaviours, such as better designs for stone tools, or abstract ideas expressed through culture and art.

The second paper reports the discovery of abstract geometric patterns carved into three panels on the walls of two different chambers within the cave. The engravings take the form of nearly 50 lines etched deep into the rock, which intersect to form squares, triangles and crosses.

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