Neanderthals Were Skilled Woodworkers, Cave Trove Reveals
Analysis of a Spanish cave tool trove reveals Neanderthals relied on wood as much as stone for crafting tools.
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4 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 7 Oct 2026. Latest News from Science Magazine published first, on 7 October at 02:00 UTC; New Scientist followed 16h 00m later. The most recent article, from Ars Technica, appeared on 9 October at 22:34 UTC.
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How it unfolded
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- Latest News from Science MagazineNeanderthals were skilled woodworkers, first-of-its-kind tool trove reveals
- New ScientistNeanderthal Europe was as much a wooden age as a stone age
- Phys.org - latest science and technology news storiesRare traces of wooden tools reveal Neanderthals were skilled woodworkers
- Ars TechnicaNeanderthal wooden tools from Spain found preserved in stone
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- Neanderthal wooden tools from Spain found preserved in stone Ars Technica ·
- Neanderthals were skilled woodworkers, first-of-its-kind tool trove reveals Latest News from Science Magazine ·
- Rare traces of wooden tools reveal Neanderthals were skilled woodworkers Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
- Neanderthal Europe was as much a wooden age as a stone age New Scientist
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