In fact, they were very skilled at it. Neanderthals used and crafted tools from the Mousterian class. As seen in “Decoding Neanderthals”, Neanderthals sharpened a stone using a process of flaking called Levallois. Afterward, they used pitch, which was created using a complex thermal process, to attach the sharpened stone to a stick (Decoding Neanderthals). This weapon not only indicated that they were excellent craftsmen, but also excellent hunters. Hunting was important to Neanderthals because, without it, they would die out. Research have been carried out to show that meat played a large part of their diet. The chemical signature in their fossils have shown that Neanderthals at the same amount of meat as any carnivore would (Larsen
In fact, they were very skilled at it. Neanderthals used and crafted tools from the Mousterian class. As seen in “Decoding Neanderthals”, Neanderthals sharpened a stone using a process of flaking called Levallois. Afterward, they used pitch, which was created using a complex thermal process, to attach the sharpened stone to a stick (Decoding Neanderthals). This weapon not only indicated that they were excellent craftsmen, but also excellent hunters. Hunting was important to Neanderthals because, without it, they would die out. Research have been carried out to show that meat played a large part of their diet. The chemical signature in their fossils have shown that Neanderthals at the same amount of meat as any carnivore would (Larsen