Sanket Mungase https://refractor.io/author/sanket-mungase/ Sanket Mungase en-AU Mon, 01 Jun 2026 01:36:29 GMT This sticky substance could be a rare example of Neanderthal medicine https://refractor.io/history/sticky-substance-neanderthal-medicine/ birch tar

Neanderthals used tar extracted from birch tree bark as a glue to haft their tools, according to previous research. It now appears this dark, sticky substance may have had multiple applications.

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