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Archaeologists find 60,000-year-old hearth that Neanderthals may have used to make tar - The hearth was found in a cave complex that had previously been shielded by sands for 40,000 years ...

The tar would have been used to make spears for hunting red deer, wild boar, and other animals, and for these early humans to protect themselves from predatory species like lions, wolves, and bears.

They found traces of ash, charcoal, zinc and copper, and what they believe could be tar crystals. “It seems, from the results obtained, that the tar was extracted from gum rockrose (Cistus ladanifer) ...

Birch tar, a sticky, dark substance, served as a powerful adhesive, allowing the Neanderthals to craft tools and weapons with precision.

“We managed to produce a significant amount of tar in a relevant period of time of not more than 4 hours, counting from collecting wood to hafting,” the authors said in the paper. They theorized that ...