Neanderthal wooden tools from a Spanish rock shelter preserved as stone molds
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In Science Advances, Spanish archaeologists describe 597 wooden Neanderthal remains from Abric Romaní near Capellades, west of Barcelona, dated 62,000–40,000 years ago. Mineral-rich water encased tools in a limestone-like crust; when the wood rotted, hollow molds kept their shapes. The site yielded spears, digging sticks, bark trays, shelter parts and an unusual club from a long-used camp, not only hunting weapons like older European finds.
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