International researchers discovered that Neanderthals in Central Europe hunted European pond turtles, but not for food—instead using carefully cleaned shells as containers or implements. The evidence comes from analysis of carapace elements at the N
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Neanderthals in Central Europe hunted pond turtles—not for food, but likely for their shells

European Pond Turtles Species hunted
Containers And Scoops Shell use
Neumark-Nord Archaeological site
Central Europe Region