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| Tango01 | 22 Nov 2019 3:01 p.m. PST |
… Eagle Talons "New fossil evidence suggests the Neanderthal practice of collecting eagle talons, which were likely worn as jewelry or used to create powerful symbols, was more extensive than previously thought. Remarkably, the dating of these artifacts suggests modern humans might have copied this practice. New evidence presented on Friday in Science Advances bolsters a theory that suggests Neanderthals used eagle talons as symbolic decorations, which they may have worn as necklaces, earrings, or other forms of personal adornment. Evidence of this cultural practice among the Neanderthals has been found elsewhere, but the new find—a lone eagle toe bone pulled from Foradada Cave in Spain—is the first to be found in the Iberian Peninsula. What's more, at 39,000 years old, it's possibly the most "modern" known example of talon use among the Neanderthals, appearing at the very end of their long reign…"
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