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Neanderthals' 125,000-Year-Old 'Fat Factory' Revealed

7/3/2025

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Neanderthals in Germany, 125,000 years ago, ingeniously created a "fat factory" to extract grease from animal bones, enriching their diet and avoiding protein poisoning. This groundbreaking discovery highlights their advanced culinary skills and resource management, showcasing sophisticated foraging strategies that predate similar practices in modern humans by nearly 100,000 years.

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Neanderthals in Germany, 125,000 years ago, ingeniously created a "fat factory" to extract grease from animal bones, enriching their diet and avoiding protein poisoning. This groundbreaking discovery highlights their advanced culinary skills and resource management, showcasing sophisticated foraging strategies that predate similar practices in modern humans by nearly 100,000 years.