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Early humans butchered elephants using small tools then made big tools from their bones, research finds
During warmer periods of the Middle Pleistocene, ancient humans in Italy were in the habit of butchering elephants for meat and raw materials, according to a study published October 8, 2025 in the ...
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400,000-Year-Old Fossil Shows Butchering Elephants Helped Early Humans To Supersize Their Tools
Elephants were on the menu for hominins living in Italy 400,000 years ago, and a rare fossil reveals the tools they used, as well as those they got out of the process. It’s no secret that our ...
During warmer periods of the Middle Pleistocene, ancient humans in Italy were in the habit of butchering elephants for meat and raw materials, according to a study published October 8, 2025 in the ...
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