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Neanderthals' 125,000-Year-Old Bone Grease Processing Site Revealed

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Neanderthals' 125,000-Year-Old Bone Grease Processing Site Revealed
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New research reveals that Neanderthals in Germany 125,000 years ago operated a 'fat factory' by processing animal bones to extract grease, indicating advanced planning, dietary strategies, and cognitive skills previously thought to be exclusive to later Homo sapiens.

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  1. 125,000-Year-Old Neanderthal “Fat Factory” Shows They Gorged On Bone Grease  IFLScience
  2. 125,000-year-old 'fat factory' run by Neanderthals discovered in Germany  Live Science
  3. Neanderthals had a 'fat factory' where they processed bones for grease  New Scientist
  4. Neanderthals Ran "Fat Factories" 125,000 Years Ago  Mirage News
  5. Neanderthals had a “fat factory” for processing bone grease 125,000 years ago – much earlier than thought  Popular Archeology

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