If you were a Neanderthal hunter 50,000 years ago, even a small cut could be deadly. Without sterile bandages or antibiotics, ...

A new study explores whether birch tar, long associated with Neanderthal toolmaking, may have served another purpose as well.

Neanderthals may have used birch tar as more than just glue; it could have helped them ward off infection and even insect ...

Learn how researchers recreated birch tar and tested its antibacterial properties, revealing how Neanderthals may have used ...

Neanderthals may have used birch tar for more than tools. New research shows it could slow bacteria and help protect wounds.

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Seventy-five thousand years ago, someone hollowed out a gully by hand in the floor of Shanidar Cave, laid a woman's body in ...

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Researchers have recreated birch tar using techniques associated with Neanderthals. Their results suggest material may have ...