Archaeological excavations in Romania reveal a possible ‘projectile workshop’ of early Homo sapiens, which may have changed their subsistence strategies compared to Neanderthals
In Central Italy (Grotta dei Moscerini, Latium), Neandertals collected clam shells and pumice from coastal waters to use as tools
Neanderthals living in Europe from about 55 to 40 thousand years ago traveled away from their caves to collect resin from pine trees. They then used that sticky substance to glue stone tools to handles made out of wood or bone
A new study claims the Matera fossil, the largest whale fossil ever described, as a close relative of the living blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)