NYTIMES (Franz Lidz) - Were Neanderthals Able to Hunt Elephants? The Proof Is in an Ancient Bone
A new study found that a pachyderm skeleton, dismissed for decades as unimportant, offers evidence of careful planning, teamwork and a calculated kill.
A new study found that a pachyderm skeleton, dismissed for decades as unimportant, offers evidence of careful planning, teamwork and a calculated kill.
The finding, along with the discovery of a 500,000-year-old hammer made of bone, indicates that our human ancestors were making tools even earlier than archaeologists thought.
AI:Archaeologists have discovered 430,000-year-old wooden tools and a 500,000-year-old bone hammer, suggesting that human ancestors were crafting implements much earlier than previously believed.Open