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Neanderthals at Two Nearby Caves Reveal Distinct Local Butchery Traditions
NORTHERN ISRAEL, JUL 17 – Researchers found Neanderthal groups in two nearby caves butchered the same prey with distinct methods, indicating unique local food traditions despite similar tools and environment.
- A team of scientists based in Jerusalem investigated Neanderthal populations that lived in the Amud and Kebara caves of northern Israel between 50,000 and 60,000 years ago.
- Despite using similar flint tools and hunting mostly gazelles and fallow deer, the two groups butchered their prey in distinct ways that suggest differing local food preparation traditions.
- Analysis of nearly 350 bone fragments reveals that Kebara's bones had less fragmentation and about 9% were burned, while Amud's bones were 40% burned and heavily fragmented, indicating different processing or cooking methods.
- Lead author Anaëlle Jallon suggested that the variation in cut-mark characteristics between the Amud and Kebara sites could indicate distinct regional approaches to butchering animal carcasses, noting differences in how densely and deeply the cuts appear at each location.
- These findings imply that Neanderthal butchery methods may have been influenced by cultural traditions or social learning, and further research is needed to clarify these practices and their implications.
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