Ancient human fingerprint suggests Neanderthals made art14 hours ago Share Save Malu Cursino BBC News Share SaveÁlvarez-Alonso et al The pebble on the left, before it was excavated, and on the right after being unearthed. Scientists in Spain say they have discovered the oldest full human fingerprint after unearthing a rock which they say resembles a human face and suggests Neanderthals could make art. The findings contribute to the ongoing debate on Neanderthals' ability to make art, study co-author María de Andrés-Herrero said. This team was able to conduct deep research using multi-spectrum analysis and they identified a fingerprint. Analysis of the pebble also suggested the fingerprint was of a male adult, according to the team's investigations.