Archaeological Tar Supports the Cognitive Complexity of Neanderthals

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Journal Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

Specialty Science

Date 2023 Feb 7

PMID 36749731

Authors

Paul R B Kozowyk

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Schmidt P, Koch T, February E . Archaeological adhesives made from document innovative potential in the African Middle Stone Age. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022; 119(40):e2209592119. PMC: 9546601. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2209592119. View