Estimated to be between 60,000 and 67,000 years old, this small fire pit appears to have been used for creating birch tar. This sticky substance acted as glue, binding sharp stone tools to wooden ...

This is the Zandmotor Neandertal birch tar-hafted tool. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or ...