65 thousand years old Neanderthal paintings found in a cave in Spain

In the Ardales Cave near the seaside town of Malaga, scientists are exploring the "artistic past" of humanity

Evidence from caves in Spain suggests the earliest rock paintings could be the work of Neanderthals. Source: AAP

Scientists say a collection of prehistoric cave paintings in southern Spain shows Neanderthals developed a form of cave art more than 20,000 years before the arrival of modern humans in Europe.

The cave art was created about 65,000 years ago by Neanderthals and used pigments that couldn't be found inside the cave.