Birch bark tar is one of the oldest synthetic materials in the world, with some of the earliest finds linked to Neanderthals ...

Scientists say Neanderthals probably used birch tar for several purposes, including treating wounds. The post Neanderthals ...

Neanderthals likely used the sticky substance to build and repair tools, but it also may have had another important use. With ...

Neanderthals probably used birch tar for multiple functions, including treating their wounds, according to a study published ...

Neanderthals probably used birch tar for multiple functions, including treating their wounds, according to a study published ...

By collecting bark from a dead birch tree (left) and processing it in a fire pit (center), Oxford’s Tjaark Siemssen prepared ...

Neanderthals may have used birch tar as more than just glue; it could have helped them ward off infection and even insect ...

Birch tar was among the most useful materials available to prehistoric humans and was primarily used as a glue to bind stone ...