Tag: neanderthal
Neanderthals Made Wooden Spears, Containers and a Possible Club 60,000 Years Ago
Neanderthals are often remembered for their stone tools, but a remarkable collection of ancient wooden remains from Spain is revealing another side of their technology. Tens of thousands of years ago, these…
Prado Vargas Neanderthal Camp Expands to 140 m² at Ojo Guareña
The Prado Vargas Neanderthal camp in Cornejo, northern Burgos—part of the vast Ojo Guareña karst—has become one of the most extensively excavated Neanderthal cave occupations known. The eleventh systematic campaign ended on…
Lead Exposure May Have Limited Language Development in Neanderthals While Humans Evolved Genetic Protection
Ancient humans and their extinct relatives were exposed to toxic lead for nearly two million years, and this environmental stressor may have shaped the evolution of language and brain development in ways…
Europe’s Oldest Bone Spear Tip Unearthed
Imagine a Neanderthal hunter, crouched in the dim light of a prehistoric dawn, meticulously shaping a bone into a deadly spear tip. This scene, vivid with the weight of survival, comes to…
Carved Stone Age Turtle Reveals Ancient Middle East Religion
Archaeologists working in the Manot Cave system in Galilee have found a mysterious carving deep within the darkness. The sculpture, apparently of a tortoise or turtle, is extremely unusual. For one, it…