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Wood imprints reveal reported Neanderthal carpentry

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Claim

The newsletter reports 597 wood imprints at Abric Romaní in Spain, including spears, bark trays and an unusual club, interpreted as evidence of planned Neanderthal carpentry more than 40,000 years ago.

Reported metric: 597 wood imprints; over 40,000 years

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Indexed from Dr. Alex Wissner-Gross’s October 10, 2026 edition. This is an attributed summary; linked-source claims have not been independently verified.

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