A rare rock crystal tool made by Neanderthals between 200,000 - 40,000 years ago.
From a Mousterian level at the Merveilles rockshelter, Sergeac, Dordogne, France. Measurements: 6 x 3.3 x 1.5 cm.
Musée d’Archéologie Nationale, Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
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Modeling #Neanderthal and #Hsapiens interactions in #Iberia, Middle/Upper Palaeolithic transition
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0339184
Nice discussion under this posting of the #Neanderthal 'fat factories' at Neumark-Nord125 Kya
These constraints also apply for African end-of-dry season conditions when lack of carbs and fats, and would have been critical for last phase of brain size increase in our speciation
Nice discussion under this posting of the #Neanderthal 'fat factories' at Neumark-Nord125 Kya
These constraints also apply for African end-of-dry season conditions when lack of carbs and fats, and would have been critical for last phase of brain size increase in our speciation