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SUBMITTER: Hardy BL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7145842 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hardy B L BL Moncel M-H MH Kerfant C C Lebon M M Bellot-Gurlet L L Mélard N N
Scientific reports 20200409 1
Neanderthals are often considered as less technologically advanced than modern humans. However, we typically only find faunal remains or stone tools at Paleolithic sites. Perishable materials, comprising the vast majority of material culture items, are typically missing. Individual twisted fibres on stone tools from the Abri du Maras led to the hypothesis of Neanderthal string production in the past, but conclusive evidence was lacking. Here we show direct evidence of fibre technology in the for ...[more]