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Neanderthals

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Oldest Elephant-Bone Tool in Europe Identified at Boxgrove

High-resolution scans with electron microscopy revealed a soft-hammer retoucher used to refine Acheulean handaxes.

Study Finds Selective Exocannibalism of Non-Local Neanderthals at Belgium’s Goyet Caves

Neanderthal Ochre ‘Crayons’ Identified in Crimea Study

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

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

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