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Scientists have identified what could be the earliest evidence of Neanderthals killing a cave lion, likely by creeping up behind it while it was resting and stabbing it in the abdomen, ancient bones uncovered in Germany reveal.
Previous studies of the cave lion's near-complete skeleton — which researchers unearthed in Siegsdorf, in southern Germany, in 1985 — revealed cut marks on several bones, suggesting Neanderthals butchered it. But until now, it remained unclear whether our relatives hunted the animal or simply scavenged its carcass.
The puncture on the cave lion bone is angled and resembles lesions found on deer vertebrae that are known to have been inflicted by Neanderthal wooden spears, according to the study. The lack of tooth marks on the lion's ribs and the shape of the puncture exclude the possibility that another predator killed it.
The new study also found what may be the earliest evidence of Neanderthals using a cave lion pelt, potentially as clothing or bedding.—Famous Neanderthal 'flower burial' debunked because pollen was left by burrowing beesResearchers found cut marks on toe bones from three cave lions dating to between 55,000 and 45,000 years ago that suggest the animals were skinned and their claws preserved.
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