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Were Neanderthals able to hunt elephants? The proof is in an ancient bone
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Were Neanderthals able to hunt elephants? The proof is in an ancient bone

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A new study found that a pachyderm skeleton, dismissed for decades as unimportant, offers evidence of careful planning, teamwork and a calculated kill.

When a 125,000-year-old elephant skeleton, pierced by a wooden spear, was discovered in an ancient lake bed in Germany in 1948, it was assumed that the Neanderthals who inhabited Europe at that time were not sophisticated enough to hunt such massive ... [4460 chars]

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Source: The Seattle Times

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