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Neanderthals

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Neanderthals’ 125,000-Year-Old “Fat Factory” Confirmed as First Large-Scale Bone-Grease Operation

Science Advances paper reveals systematic bone fragmentation with heating of 172 large mammals to extract lipids for potential storage.

Forensic Police Authenticate 43,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Fingerprint in Spain

Spanish Pebble Yields 43,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Face Abstraction, Fingerprint

43,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Fingerprint on Ochre Pebble Reveals Early Symbolic Art

43,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Fingerprint Unearthed in Segovia

Newly Discovered Neanderthal Lineage Isolated for 50,000 Years