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• Neanderthal Medicinal Practices May Have Included Use of Birch Tar as an Antibiotic According to New Experimental Study

  Published: Mar 18, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  Researchers at the University of Cologne and the University of Oxford have confirmed that birch tar, a substance commonly found at Neanderthal sites, possesses significant antibact...