"Neanderthals' Advanced Tool-Making Skills Unveiled Through 40,000-Year-Old Multi-Compound Glue"

A 40,000-year-old multi-compound adhesive found on Neanderthal-made stone tools suggests that Neanderthals were more intelligent than previously thought. The adhesive, made of bitumen and ocher, resembles those used by early Homo sapiens in Africa, indicating a similar level of cognition. Chemical analyses of the tools from the Le Moustier site in France revealed traces of both ocher and bitumen, suggesting forward-planning and imagination in the Neanderthals' cognitive processes. The adhesive likely served as a grip for stone tools, showcasing a technical solution similar to early modern humans in Africa but with a Neanderthal "spin."