US Edition125,000-Year-Old 'Fat Factory' Run by Neanderthals Discovered in Germany
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Neanderthals had a 'fat factory' where they processed bones for grease
An ancient human site in Germany features animal bones that were smashed into small pieces and heated to extract fat 125,000 years ago, showing that Neanderthal culinary skills were surprisingly sophisticated
Archaeology: The Neanderthals, so often underestimated in the past, had great flexibility in their food choices. Neanderthals cooked on a large scale…
Bones are a valuable source of fat. However, the extraction of the calorie-rich nutrient requires a lot of time and a sophisticated technique. Findings from Central Germany now prove that already the Neanderthals gained bone fat in a large style about 125,000 years ago. In addition, they brought the bones of killed animals to a central collection point, smashed them with the help of stone tools [...] The article "Fettfabrik der Neandertaler erst…
Neanderthals had a “fat factory” for processing bone grease 125,000 years ago – much earlier than thought
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)—Neanderthals were rendering animal bones for grease – extracting more nutrients from carcasses – in present-day Germany roughly 125,000 years ago, research suggests. The discovery of a Neanderthal “fat factory” at an Interglacial Paleolithic site substantially pushes back estimates for when hominins began practicing this type of resource... Read more »
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