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Ancient rock art rewrites the natural history of Arabia

Ancient rock art rewrites the natural history of Arabia

6 February 2018

The archaeological record suggests few large animals lived in Arabia in the last few thousand years, but prehistoric rock art from the area depicts a host of big beasts
Rare wooden tools show that Neanderthals got creative with fire

Rare wooden tools show that Neanderthals got creative with fire

5 February 2018

Wooden tools are hardly ever preserved, but a cache found in Italy suggests Neanderthals made them with fire and used them to dig up foods like tubers

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