For years, scientists have known of a handful of objects that, taken at face vaue, suggest that humans were engaging in modern practices long before H. sapiens first painted a cave wall in France.

• 许多年来，科学家都知道，我们已经发现了一些古代遗物，表面看来，显示智人早在法国庇里牛斯山的洞穴壁上画画之前，就展露现代的行为模式了。