New evidence reveals that Neanderthals were rendering fat from animal bones 125,000 years ago.

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a 125,000-year-old "fat factory" at a German lakeshore site. The discovery at Neumark-Nord 2 in central Germany reveals that Neanderthals employed an advanced ...

The evidence constitutes the earliest clear case of intensive grease-rendering yet documented for the Paleolithic.

Archaeological findings reveal Neanderthals operated a 'fat factory' 125,000 years ago in what is now Germany, smashing bones ...

The excavation of the archaeological site in Germany took place from 2004 to 2009 and was conducted by researchers from ...