[SunkenCiv]

Credit: University of Tübingen

[Bayard]

Clan Cave Bear recognizes this cultural appropriation.

[G Larry]

Bears have been eating people for 300,001 years........

[AdmSmith]

about 300,000 years ago, people in northern Europe

can this really be correct?

[Magnatron]

I think they’ve had bare skin longer than that...

[rktman]

Does that include “native muricans”? (Facetious question?)

[zeestephen]

No modern humans in Germany 300,000 years ago.

Only Neanderthals and possibly one or two other pre-Homo Sapiens.

Homo heidelbergensis, possibly? Anyone know if there are Homo Erectus fossils in Germany or Europe?

Speaking personally, I would not be thrilled about to trying to kill a wild bear with pointed sticks and sharp edged stones!

[Tommy Revolts]

Are bear skins nice to have? I might want one.

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

So BF and canid buddies and the hunting trips.... how many Bearskin rugs do you have lying around the farmhouse now? :)

(Carrying on a millenia long tradition!!)

[Redcitizen]

" Humans have been using bear skins for at least 300,000 years, suggests study"

More like since September 1920.

[rxh4n1]

They had to be plenty tough to take out a cave bear.

[central_va]

Is the bear catholic?

[Bulwyf]

Bears don’t hibernate. I don’t think these authors of the article know much of anything.