A 130,000-year-old bear bone bears precise, parallel carvings attributed to Neanderthals.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by peer-reviewed study in Journal of Archaeological Science plus multiple independent science journalism sources (Live Science, IFLScience, Smithsonian) all reporting consistent details about the bear bone, its dating, and Neanderthal attribution. [cascade flags: aggregator_dropped_primary_exists | tier=silver indep_score=0.925 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Seventy-Seven Fascinating Finds Revealed in 2024, From ... (seed:history_and_archaeology)
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440324000372 (corroboration)
- https://www.iflscience.com/engraved-bone-of-prehistoric-bear-is-the-oldest-example-of-neanderthal-culture-73884 (corroboration)