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Turtles may have been tasty snacks for Neanderthals 125,000 years ago. But their shells were probably the real prize

While living in central Europe roughly 125,000 years ago, Neanderthals regularly hunted European pond turtles. But they ...
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Neanderthals reused turtle shells in smart and creative ways

Neanderthals hunted turtles but did not rely on them for food - they cleaned and reused the turtle's shells as tools.
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Neanderthal Turtle Hunting: Shells Used as Tools in Central Europe

Painting of a straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) during the early temperate period of the Eemian interglacial, ...