A 130,000-year-old bear bone bears precise, parallel carv…

HistoryPaleolithic (c. 130,000 years ago)Europe (Poland)high confidence

A 130,000-year-old bear bone bears precise, parallel carvings attributed to Neanderthals.

Notes on verification

Confirmed by peer-reviewed study in Journal of Archaeological Science plus multiple independent science journalism sources (Live Science, IFLScience, Smithsonian) all reporting consistent details about the bear bone, its dating, and Neanderthal attribution.

Sources

Seventy-Seven Fascinating Finds Revealed in 2024, From ... (smithsonianmag.com)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440324000372 (sciencedirect.com)
https://www.iflscience.com/engraved-bone-of-prehistoric-bear-is-the-oldest-example-of-neanderthal-culture-73884 (iflscience.com)

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