The earliest known modern humans had migrated to Spain roughly 40,000 to 45,000 years ago, according to the article. Neanderthals had been tentatively credited in the past with the cave drawings. Some archaeologists theorized that the Neanderthals may have even copied modern humans’ paintings, yet still did not possess the creativity to do it themselves. The suspected causes have ranged from climate change that affected available food to competition with modern humans. Modern humans may have landed on the moon — but they started out in the same place as Neanderthals.”

Source: Washington Post February 23, 2018 11:46 UTC