A Neanderthal's specialised burning structure compatible with tar obtention

Here we present multiproxy evidence of a new type of Neanderthal hearth discovered in Vanguard Cave (VC) (Gibraltar), which is dated ∼ 65 kyr, and ass…

Isn’t it cool, as a paleoclimate #scientist, to co-author this new #archaeological #scientific #publication first-authored by Juan Ochando?
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2024.109025
With Belen Martrat and Barend van Drooge at IDAEA-CSIC and Joan Villanueva, Oriol Teruel, and me at ICTA-UAB.
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A Neanderthal's specialised burning structure compatible with tar obtention

Here we present multiproxy evidence of a new type of Neanderthal hearth discovered in Vanguard Cave (VC) (Gibraltar), which is dated ∼ 65 kyr, and ass…