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Neanderthals turned cave lion bones into multifunctional tools 130,000 years ago, study reveals

A recent discovery in Belgium’s Scladina Cave has unveiled the oldest known multi-purpose tools made from the bones of a cave lion, offering evidence of Neanderthal resourcefulness and intelligence...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/07/neanderthals-turned-lion-bones-into-multifunctional-tools/

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Neanderthals turned cave lion bones into multifunctional tools 130,000 years ago, study reveals A recent discovery in Belgium’s Scladina Cave has unveiled the oldest known multi-purpose tools made from the bones of a cave lion, offering evidence of Neanderthal resourcefulness and intelligence. The study describes how Neanderthals living around the end of the Saalian glaciation, roughly 130,000 years ago, transformed the tibia of an adult Panthera spelaea—the extinct cave lion—into a versatile tool, similar to a prehistoric Swiss Army knife...