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About 43,000 years ago, a Neanderthal person in Spain came across a large granite stone with an odd resemblance to an elongated face. He defaced it by dipping one of his/her fingers in red pigment and pressed it on, exactly where the nose on that face would have been. An ancient act of wanton graffiti. Who done it!

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Cold Case Neanderthal, Whodunit?

A Neanderthal
with intent on graffiti
dabbed a red nose daub
on stone face of granite stone
prints for nosy sleuth fiends
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Godwin Avatar
May 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Those cavemen wrote on every bit of rock they could find, what they used for spray paint is hard to imagine! This is clever, fun - really did, initially, appear authentic, and then I stared ... CayCay
Anderson Avatar
May 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
It is completely authentic! From the news today! cheers
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