Researchers report that recreated Neanderthal birch tar demonstrated selective antibacterial activity, underscoring potential ...

Researchers have found that birch tar produced using methods available to Neanderthals carries measurable antibacterial ...

A new study explores whether birch tar, long associated with Neanderthal toolmaking, may have served another purpose as well.

Neanderthals likely used the sticky substance to build and repair tools, but it also may have had another important use. With ...

Neanderthals may have used birch tar for more than tools. New research shows it could slow bacteria and help protect wounds.

By collecting bark from a dead birch tree (left) and processing it in a fire pit (center), Oxford’s Tjaark Siemssen prepared ...

Neanderthals probably used birch tar for multiple functions, including treating their wounds, according to a study published ...

According to a statement released by the Public Library of Science, Neanderthals may have used birch-bark tar to treat their ...

Researchers have recreated birch tar using techniques associated with Neanderthals. Their results suggest material may have ...

Archaeologists in China have found stone technology previously thought to have been used by Neanderthals in Europe, challenging our understanding of human evolution in East Asia. The Quina method of ...

(CNN) — Stone tools unearthed in southwest China helped a mysterious group eke out a living in a cold and harsh environment 60,000 to 50,000 years ago. But whose hands shaped them? The answer could ...