Archaeologists Discovered a Factory Built by Neanderthals in Germany
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Archaeologists have uncovered something surprising in Germany — what looks like a “factory” built by Neanderthals tens of thousands of years ago. At this site, researchers found large quantities of stone tools and production debris, suggesting these early humans weren’t just surviving… they were organizing work on a much bigger scale than we thought. Instead of making tools one by one, it appears Neanderthals may have used specific locations to mass-produce them, almost like an assembly line. This changes the way scientists view their intelligence, planning skills, and social structure. They weren’t just primitive hunters — they were efficient, strategic, and possibly even specialized in different roles. Credit: CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0: Tagebau Schöningen Schaufelradbagger: By Axel Hindemith, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45737809 NLD Schöningen Waldelefant: By Jens Lehmann, Niedersächsisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege - https
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