Neanderthals had selected the longest bones that would have contained the most marrow, the study found. An AI generated impression of what the fat factory site may have looked like 125,000 years ago.

Archaeological findings reveal Neanderthals operated a 'fat factory' 125,000 years ago in what is now Germany, smashing bones to extract essential fat during seasons when carbohydrates were scarce.

Humans Neanderthals had a 'fat factory' where they processed bones for grease An ancient human site in Germany features animal bones that were smashed into small pieces and heated to extract fat ...

Neanderthals may also have intuitively understood that eating bone grease was critical for their survival. This practice likely helped save them from a type of malnutrition called “rabbit ...

Science Archaeology Neanderthals made a ‘Swiss Army knife’ from cave lion bone The prehistoric multi-tool is the oldest example of its kind. Andrew Paul Jul 9, 2025 3:30 PM EDT ...

Neanderthals may not have been the hyper-carnivores we thought they were. It has been claimed, based on the nitrogen isotope ratios in their bones, that our ancient relatives ate little besides meat.

New archaeological research, published in Science Advances, provides evidence that Neanderthals were rendering fat from crushed animal bones around 125,000 years ago in the Neumark-Nord region in ...

Meanwhile, the discovery of 176,000-year-old structures deep within a French cave hinted at Neanderthals’ ability to use fire and work in groups. A 2016 article in Nature described strange ...