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65,000-year-old hearth in Gibraltar may have been a Neanderthal 'glue factory,' study finds
Live Science ^ | 21 Nov 2024 | Kiona Smith

Posted on 11/22/2024 4:42:20 AM PST by blueplum

Archaeologists in the Iberian Peninsula have discovered a 65,000-year-old tar-making "factory" engineered by Neanderthals — a feat pulled off 20,000 years before modern humans (Homo sapiens) set foot in the region, a new study finds.

The sticky tar helped Neanderthals produce glue to make weapons and tools. The so-called factory — a carefully designed hearth — enabled the Neanderthals to precisely control the fire and manage the temperature of the flame that produced their gooey creations....

...the newfound hearth, seemingly dug into the floor of a cave in what is now Gibraltar, shows that Neanderthals were skilled engineers who had fine-tuned the glue-making process....

(Excerpt) Read more at livescience.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; History; Science
KEYWORDS: archaeology; archery; gibraltar; godsgravesglyphs; huntergatherers; neandertal; neandertals; neanderthal; neanderthals

1 posted on 11/22/2024 4:42:20 AM PST by blueplum
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To: blueplum

The dumb Neanderthals used to eat it.


2 posted on 11/22/2024 4:44:43 AM PST by Sarcazmo (I live by the Golden Rule. As applied by others; I'm not selfish.)
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3 posted on 11/22/2024 4:45:12 AM PST by Ezekiel (🆘️ "Come fly with US". 🔴 Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with MARS ♂️, aka every man)
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To: blueplum

Gibraltar appears to be very productive archeological locale.

(In addition to being a geographical thorn in the side of sovereign Spain).


4 posted on 11/22/2024 4:51:33 AM PST by Does so (Blue Party + Green Party= the Blue-Green Party of Toxic Cyanobacteria ...🇺🇦...Demo☭rats...)
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5 posted on 11/22/2024 4:52:53 AM PST by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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To: HombreSecreto

Blücher!!!


6 posted on 11/22/2024 4:56:28 AM PST by USAF1985 (Joe McCarthy is a hero...he was absolutely, 100% correct! (Let’s go Brandon!))
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To: HombreSecreto; Rennes Templar
Neanderthal 'glue factory,'

Looks to me like this article could use a Far Side caption:

"Early horsey paste."

7 posted on 11/22/2024 5:17:55 AM PST by Ezekiel (🆘️ "Come fly with US". 🔴 Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with MARS ♂️, aka every man)
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To: blueplum

It’s a pleasure to read about good science.

Thanks for posting!


8 posted on 11/22/2024 5:22:53 AM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: blueplum

A Neanderthal having a particularly bad day: “Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.”


9 posted on 11/22/2024 5:28:28 AM PST by GreenHornet
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10 posted on 11/22/2024 5:50:04 AM PST by Tom Tetroxide
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To: blueplum; Fred Nerks

Hey Fred,

They found our old glue factory.

It was great making those insect traps so we could collect honey.

The bows and arrows we made with that glue brought home the bacon for sure. LOL.


11 posted on 11/22/2024 5:51:48 AM PST by Candor7 (Ask not for whom the Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!),<img src="" width=500</img><a href="">tag</a>)
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To: Sarcazmo

“primitive” people were not so “ primitive “. They observed, created hypothesis’s, experiment etc. People seem to forget many native American tribes were “ Stone Age “ people. How quickly they adapted to using horses, steel etc.


12 posted on 11/22/2024 6:03:06 AM PST by carcraft (Pray for our Country )
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13 posted on 11/22/2024 6:11:04 AM PST by rlmorel ("A people that elect corrupt politicians are not victims...but accomplices." George Orwell)
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To: HombreSecreto; Ezekiel; USAF1985
I am reading the Mel Brooks autobiography now, and in it he says that the worst production problem he had with "Young Frankenstein" was that they kept having to do retakes of scenes because there was always someone on the set who just couldn't control their laughter!

He got so angry about it he purchased 100 handkerchiefs and distributed them to the film crews with instructions to stuff them in their mouths if they felt like they were going to laugh!

14 posted on 11/22/2024 6:15:00 AM PST by rlmorel ("A people that elect corrupt politicians are not victims...but accomplices." George Orwell)
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To: blueplum

So simple even a caveman could do it.


15 posted on 11/22/2024 6:34:27 AM PST by Migraine ( )
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To: Sarcazmo

They sniffed it.


16 posted on 11/22/2024 6:47:27 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: Ezekiel; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; ...
The horse track will probably be found nearby, along with the betting window. Thanks E.

17 posted on 11/22/2024 6:48:26 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: SunkenCiv

That’s my story and I’m sticking with it!.................


18 posted on 11/22/2024 6:49:39 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: HombreSecreto

Damn your eyes!


19 posted on 11/22/2024 6:49:48 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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