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Neanderthals: The First Fossil Collectors?

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Quaternary (2024) Fossils in a Mousterian Context The Findings at Prado Vargas Cave In the Mousterian Level 4 of Prado Vargas Cave, researchers uncovered 15 marine fossils, including species such as Tylostoma , Granocardium productum , and Pholadomya gigantea. Marine fossils from the Prado Vargas Cave in Spain. Navazo Ruiz et al.,

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The Firekeepers of the Ice Age: Unearthing the Gravettian Flame

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The research, published in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 1 , presents compelling micro-archaeological evidence that fire was not just a survival tool but a defining cultural trait of the Gravettian tradition. Sitting around a fire would have been a time for storytelling, teaching, and reinforcing group identity.