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<p>Neanderthals created stone tools held together by a multi-component adhesive, a team of scientists has discovered. Its findings, which are the earliest evidence of a complex adhesive in Europe, suggest these predecessors to modern humans had a higher level of cognition and cultural development than previously thought.</p>
Analysis of 40,000-year old tools created by Neanderthals reveals surprisingly sophisticated construction, including an adhesive material.
Neanderthals mixed pitch and ochre to make grips for blades.
Stone Age tools show evidence of a cognitive process that is present in humans today.
Neanderthals used glue to make stone tools 40,000 years ago suggesting they were smarter than scientists thought, new finds reveal.