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Neanderthals probably used birch tar for multiple functions, including treating their wounds, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS One by a team of researchers led by Tjaark ...

Researchers report that recreated Neanderthal birch tar demonstrated selective antibacterial activity, underscoring potential medical relevance as drug resistance grows. In lab assays, the birch tar ...

CBU Research Team Helps Uncover 200,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Healthcare Secretary - Cape Breton University https://www.cbu.ca/newsroom/releases/cbu-research-team ...

COLOGNE, GERMANY—According to a statement released by the Public Library of Science, Neanderthals may have used birch-bark tar to treat their wounds. The hominins are known to have used the tar as an ...

In a new study conducted by the University of Cologne, the University of Oxford, the University of Liège and Cape Breton University in Canada, researchers used methods that Neanderthals also used to ...

Learn how researchers recreated birch tar and tested its antibacterial properties, revealing how Neanderthals may have used natural materials to manage wounds and infection. A sticky, black substance ...

The interesting thing about "alternative medicine" is that despite their often well-deserved reputation as quackery, the stuff from way back in the day for the very common things was remarkable ...

The bark of birch trees has been used to produce tar for more than 150,000 years. The center photo shows birch bark tar condensed onto a rock that borders a hearth. When scraped off the rocks, the ...

A new study on the production of birch tar and its antibiotic properties offers new insights into its use during the Neanderthal era / publication in ‘PLOS ONE’ In a new study conducted by the ...