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New Evidence of Symbolic Use of Eagle Talons by Neanderthals (3 of 6)

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New Evidence of Symbolic Use of Eagle Talons by Neanderthals (3 of 6)

image: Experimental butchering of vulture talons to stablish analogies with archaeological cut marks. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Nov. 1st, 2019, issue of Science Advances, published by AAAS. The paper, by A. Rodríguez-Hidalgo at IDEA (Instituto de Evolución en África) in Madrid, Spain, and colleagues was titled, "The Châtelperronian Neanderthals of Cova Foradada (Calafell, Spain) used imperial eagle phalanges for symbolic purposes." view more 

Credit: [Credit: Antonio Rodríguez-Hidalgo]


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