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JaneBennet
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 2:03 pm Post subject: “Neanderthal tools” found at dig Reply with quote

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Monday 23 June 2008

“Neanderthal tools” found at dig

Dozens of tools thought to have belonged to Neanderthals have been dug up at an archaeological site called Beedings in West Sussex.


Dr Matthew Pope, of University College London, said the discovery provided new insights into the life of a thriving community of hunters at the site.

“It’s exciting to think that there's a real possibility these were left by some of the last Neanderthal hunting groups to occupy northern Europe,” said Dr Pope.

“The impression they give is of a population in complete command of both landscape and natural raw materials with a flourishing technology – not a people on the edge of extinction.”

Full story: BBC News
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Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 2:58 pm Post subject: Reply with quote

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yeah I saw that. Makes you wonder why they died out (if in fact they did) if their tools were more advanced than our ancestors tools were.
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