Plan of Caverna Generosa showing the location of the three excavated areas and the corresponding stratigraphic sequences.Credit: Journal of Quaternary Science (2026). DOI: 10.1002/jqs.70048
Posted on 01/28/2026 6:45:59 PM PST by SunkenCiv
The reevaluation of 16 flint and radiolarite tools found among bear remains in a cave in the Alps suggests that traveling Neanderthals carried the stone tools with them, according to a Phys.org report. Microscopic examination of the tools by Davide Delpiano of the University of Ferrara and his colleagues detected evidence of retouching, indicating that tools had been sharpened repeatedly, yet no stone flakes or chips were uncovered in Caverna Generosa. Analysis of the chemical makeup of the stone used to make the tools revealed that it had come from a few miles away, much further down the mountain. The scholars think that Neanderthals may have traveled to the cave during the summer while hunting bears, or scavenging bears that died during hibernation, and processed the carcasses with a traveling toolkit. To read about tools found in the Swiss Alps that hunter-gatherers made more than 8,000 years ago, go to "Alpine Crystal Hunters."
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Plan of Caverna Generosa showing the location of the three excavated areas and the corresponding stratigraphic sequences.Credit: Journal of Quaternary Science (2026). DOI: 10.1002/jqs.70048
The Neandertal Enigma"Frayer's own reading of the record reveals a number of overlooked traits that clearly and specifically link the Neandertals to the Cro-Magnons. One such trait is the shape of the opening of the nerve canal in the lower jaw, a spot where dentists often give a pain-blocking injection. In many Neandertal, the upper portion of the opening is covered by a broad bony ridge, a curious feature also carried by a significant number of Cro-Magnons. But none of the alleged 'ancestors of us all' fossils from Africa have it, and it is extremely rare in modern people outside Europe." [pp 126-127]
by James Shreeve
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We acknowledge we are on the unceded lands of the Neanderthals who were the original stewards of the land who stole it from cro magnon man.
They still couldn’t find his 10mm socket….
"Look Og, bear!"
"Cool Erk! Let me start chipping a spear point."
“What do you mean, you lost the tool kit?”
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