‘Dumb’ Neanderthals? They were the “first engineers” to produce multi-component glues for handling stone tools.

[ad_1] According to the researchers, the ability to make multicomponent adhesives could be the first expression of modern cognitive processes that are still active today. Liquid bitumen and ocher earth pigment before mixing. Credit: Patrick Schmidt Neanderthals were probably intelligent engineers. Our predecessors living in France devised their own multicomponent glue, not unlike those made … Read more