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**Neanderthals May Have Used Birch Tar As Ancient Antibiotic, Study Finds**
By University of Cologne - Published on 22 March 2026
A new study explores whether birch tar, long associated with Neanderthal toolmaking, may have served another purpose as well. In a new study from the University of Cologne, the University of Oxford, the University of Liège, and Cape Breton University in Canada, researchers recreated birch tar using techniques associated with Neanderthals and tested whether it [...]
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