I think the conclusion is arguable but far from certain. There are a number of behaviors that are universally present across all cultures: art, language, fire.

I think the conclusion is arguable but far from certain. There are a number of behaviors that are universally present across all cultures: art, language, fire. None of these behaviors are present in our closest extant relatives (chimps/bonobos). Therefore they appeared, perhaps together, perhaps separately somewhere along the way. Given that, we’re then just arguing about when these traits emerged. I do not think it is prejudicial to consider that given the timing of the appearance of art-like artifacts, it could easily be the case that art was (mostly?) limited to Homo Sapiens and their descendants.