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Recent research has further revealed that Neanderthals occupied an exceptionally broad hunting niche, extending far beyond the procurement of typical ungulate prey to include dangerous animals, such as large carnivores20,21,22. Moreover, new evidence indicates that these Middle Paleolithic hominins actively hunted the straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus), the largest land mammal known to have roamed Europe

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Faunal exploitation at the elephant hunting site of Lehringen, Germany, 125,000 years ago - Scientific Reports

The site of Lehringen (Germany) has played a pivotal role in the study of the hunting behavior of Neanderthals. The finding of a 2.38 m long wooden thrusting spear was at the time of discovery in 1948 the only complete Palaeolithic hunting tool, dating back to the last interglacial...

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