Archaeological findings reveal Neanderthals operated a 'fat factory' 125,000 years ago in what is now Germany, smashing bones ...

The researchers believe that Neanderthals, an extinct species of human known to have lived in that area as far back as ...

This practice has been documented as far back as 28,000 years ago, but has not been confirmed at older sites, making ...

An ancient human site in Germany features animal bones that were smashed into small pieces and heated to extract fat 125,000 ...

The hunting and gathering activities of early humans required a high-calorie diet consisting of a variety of ...

According to the authors, the huge cache of bones may have been collected over a period of time before being imported to ...

A new study reveals that Stone Age humans in Germany operated a 'fat factory' to extract nutrients from animal bones.

Neanderthals had selected the longest bones that would have contained the most marrow, the study found. An AI generated impression of what the fat factory site may have looked like 125,000 years ago.

Nord, Germany, systematically transported and processed the bones of at least 172 large mammals to extract nutrient-rich ...

New archaeological research, published in Science Advances, provides evidence that Neanderthals were rendering fat from crushed animal bones around 125,000 years ago in the Neumark-Nord region in ...

A groundbreaking discovery in Germany has revealed a surprising aspect of Neanderthal life—one that showcases their ...