Stone Age String Strengthens Case for Neandertal Smarts
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Late Neanderthals used complex tool-making techniques
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Neanderthal - Stone Tools, Fire Use, Hunting
Ancient string provides further evidence of Neanderthals talents
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Stone Age String Strengthens Case for Neandertal Smarts
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A 50,000-year-old piece of string hints at Neanderthal intelligence
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World's oldest yarn fragment shows Neanderthals were smarter than
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Tool-use became widespread 10,000 years earlier than we thought
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This is the oldest known string. It was made by a Neandertal
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