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A Wooden Club and Other Rare Finds Reveal ‘Invisible’ Side of Neanderthal Life
“Perhaps the simplest message is that the Palaeolithic was not a world made only of stone.”…
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Neanderthal Europe was as much a wooden age as a stone age
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When Neanderthals dominated Europe, it was likely that wood was at least as important to them as stone for working into tools…
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- Reported by New Scientist and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:00:00 UTC.
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NASA’s Curiosity Looks Back After Reaching Elevation Milestone
Neanderthal Europe was as much a wooden age as a stone age
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