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eppur_se_muova

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4. LOL, should have guessed it was boxwood.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sat Feb 10, 2018, 10:52 AM

Feb 2018

Nothing wears longer.

It's worth noting that the use of fire here seems to be just for crude shaping, not the more sophisticated "fire hardening" used to make spear points etc.

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Found: Fire-Shaped Wooden Tools Used by Neanderthals [View all] Judi Lynn Feb 2018 OP

NEANDERTHAL TOOLS DISCOVERED IN ITALY CHARRED WITH FIRE BUT IN STUNNING CONDITION Judi Lynn Feb 2018 #1

K&R Docreed2003 Feb 2018 #2

women at the forefront again. WhiteTara Feb 2018 #3

LOL, should have guessed it was boxwood. eppur_se_muova Feb 2018 #4