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A rare sperm whale tooth found at a Copper Age site in Spain reveals early Iberian communities' interactions with the sea, highlighting their use of marine resources for symbolic and practical purposes, and providing new insights into prehistoric human-sea relationships.
A study of fossils found in Spain's Prado Vargas Cave suggests Neanderthals were capable of abstract thought, as they collected marine fossils with no practical use, indicating a behavior developed independently of Homo sapiens. The fossils, dated to 39,800–54,600 years ago, may have served ornamental, cultural, or barter purposes, or even as toys, highlighting Neanderthals' cognitive abilities and challenging previous assumptions about their intellectual capacity.