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CBU Research Team Helps Uncover 200,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Healthcare Secret (Cape Breton University)

Public Technologies 20 Mar 2026

) CBU Research Team Helps Uncover 200,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Healthcare Secret ... The study centers on a sticky, resinous substance derived from birch bark, which archaeologists have long known was used by Neanderthals approximately 200,000 years ago.

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Neanderthals may have treated wounds with antibiotic sticky tar

New Scientist 19 Mar 2026

Tar made from birch tree bark is commonly found at Neanderthal sites, and experiments show that it kills some bacteria that cause skin infections ... .

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Never mind Band-Aids, Neanderthals had antiseptic birch tar

Ars Technica 18 Mar 2026

Neanderthals may have used birch tar as more than just glue; it could have helped them ward off infection and even insect bites ... coli and found that Neanderthals could easily have used the same material as medicine for their frequent injuries.

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Fossils show giant elephants?lived all across Europem and were hunted by Neanderthals regularly

Irish Independent 18 Mar 2026

Neanderthals hunted giant ...

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Neanderthals may have used birch tar for its anti-bacterial properties, experiments suggest

Phys Dot Org 18 Mar 2026

Neanderthals probably used birch tar for ... Birch tar is commonly found at Neanderthal archaeological sites, and in some cases this tar is known to have been used as an adhesive to assemble tools.

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Neanderthals May Have Used Birch Tar As An Antibiotic To Prevent Infections

IFL Science 18 Mar 2026

Distilled from the bark of birch trees, birch tar – also known as pitch – has been identified at Neanderthal sites dating back at least 180,000 years ... Late Pleistocene, when Neanderthals still roamed.

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Neanderthals used antibiotics, new experiment suggests

Popular Science 18 Mar 2026

Neanderthals likely used the sticky substance to build and repair tools, but it also may have had another important use ... Archaeologists frequently find birch tar at Neanderthal archaeological sites, which comes from birch trees.

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Hunted by Neanderthals, giant elephants travelled hundreds of miles across Europe

The Independent 17 Mar 2026

Human ancestors hunted large prey in organised way using their knowledge of landscape .

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Archaeologists unearth a 125,000-year-old Neanderthal ‘factory’ that could rewrite human history

The Times of India 17 Mar 2026

It was not just scattered remains.The evidence suggests that Neanderthals may have been running what experts now describe as “fat processing sites” as far back as 125,000 years ago ... A routine that Neanderthals returned to again and again.

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Hunted by Neanderthals: Giant Elephants traveled hundreds of Kilometers across Ice-Age Europe (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz)

Public Technologies 17 Mar 2026

A 2023 study had shown that they were prey for Neanderthal hunters ... Fossil remains of more than 70 elephants have been found there - animals that were once hunted in this region by Neanderthals.

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Hunted by Neanderthals, giant elephants traveled hundreds of kilometers across ice-age Europe

Phys Dot Org 16 Mar 2026

... remains of more than 70 elephants have been found there—animals that were once hunted in this region by Neanderthals.

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Ancient Elephants Traveled 300 Kilometers Across Europe – And Neanderthals Were Ready For Them

IFL Science 16 Mar 2026

Long ago, when elephants roamed Europe, Neanderthals were running a deeply complex, bone-crushing operation ... This new study suggests that Neanderthals may have had an acute understanding of the elephant’s movements and their surrounding geography.

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Meet Thorin: A Cave-Dwelling Population Of Neanderthals Were Isolated For 50,000 Years

IFL Science 15 Mar 2026

A fossilized Neanderthal skeleton unearthed in France may have belonged to a previously undescribed lineage that split from other Neanderthals around 100,000 years ago ... Thorin the Neanderthal is also an end of lineage.

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Face of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman

Boing Boing 13 Mar 2026

The post Face of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman appeared first on ...

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Kissing may be older than humans: Oxford scientists say it began 21 million years ago and Neanderthals did it too

The Times of India 13 Mar 2026

Neanderthals likely kissed too, with an 84% chance, integrating biology and romance across species ... 84% probability confirmedAs published in Nature Neanderthals, our strong relatives who disappeared 40,000 years ago, get the kiss of approval.

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CBU Research Team Helps Uncover 200,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Healthcare Secret (Cape Breton University)

Neanderthals may have treated wounds with antibiotic sticky tar

Never mind Band-Aids, Neanderthals had antiseptic birch tar

Fossils show giant elephants?lived all across Europem and were hunted by Neanderthals regularly

Neanderthals may have used birch tar for its anti-bacterial properties, experiments suggest

Neanderthals May Have Used Birch Tar As An Antibiotic To Prevent Infections

Neanderthals used antibiotics, new experiment suggests

Hunted by Neanderthals, giant elephants travelled hundreds of miles across Europe

Archaeologists unearth a 125,000-year-old Neanderthal ‘factory’ that could rewrite human history

Hunted by Neanderthals: Giant Elephants traveled hundreds of Kilometers across Ice-Age Europe (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz)

Hunted by Neanderthals, giant elephants traveled hundreds of kilometers across ice-age Europe

Ancient Elephants Traveled 300 Kilometers Across Europe – And Neanderthals Were Ready For Them

Meet Thorin: A Cave-Dwelling Population Of Neanderthals Were Isolated For 50,000 Years

Face of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman

Kissing may be older than humans: Oxford scientists say it began 21 million years ago and Neanderthals did it too

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