Are hand stencils in European cave art older than we think? An evaluation of the existing data and their potential implications

1 Department of Archaeology, Durham University, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom. 2 The Cantabria Institute for Prehistoric Research, University of Cantabria, Edificio Interfacultativo, Avda. Los Castros s/n, 39005 Santander, Spain. 3 Departamento de Geografía, Prehistoria y Arquelogía, Facultad de Letras, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, c/ Tomás y Valiente s/n, 01006 Vitoria-Gazteiz, Álava, Spain. 4 Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Department of Human Evolution, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany. 5 Facultad de Filosofía y Letras UNAM, Circuito Interior. Ciudad Universitaria, s/n. C.P. 04510. México, DF. México. 6 The Cantabria Institute for Prehistoric Research Cuevas Prehistóricas de Cantabria, Carretera de las Cuevas s/n, 39670 Puente Viesgo, Spain. 7 Department of Archaeology, University of Southampton, Avenue Campus, Highfield Road, Southampton, SO17 1BF, UK. 8 University of Barcelona/ICREA, Departament de Prehistòria, Història Antiga i Arqueologia, “Grup de Recerca” SERP SGR2014-00108, c/ Montalegre 6, 08001 Barcelona, Spain.

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