Alpine Neanderthals Had Their Own Swiss Army Knife » Explorersweb

Alpine Neanderthals Had Their Own Swiss Army Knife » Explorersweb

As Neanderthals made their way across the Italian Alps, they rested in high-altitude caves. New research suggests they also carried a mobile toolkit during their mountain travels. Caverna Generosa, a 1,450m-high cavern in the Lombard Prealps of northern Italy, is commonly known as the bear cave. Over the last few decades, researchers have found hundreds of bear skeletons inside it, built up over thousands of years. Alongside them lay 16 stone to…