Why Neanderthals used tar glue
An Age of Why cinematic deep history explainer. Original AI-generated illustrative imagery and reconstructions; synthetic narration. Illustrative images are not records of specific events.
Sources:
UJ, Leiden researchers discover how Neanderthals made the first glue — https://news.uj.ac.za/news/uj-leiden-researchers-discover-how-neanderthals-made-the-first-glue-2/
A new experimental methodology for assessing adhesive properties shows that Neandertals used the most suitable material available — https://pure.tudelft.nl/ws/portalfiles/portal/127729536/1_s2.0_S0047248419300983_main.pdf
Neanderthal glue — https://www.rmo.nl/en/news-press/news/neanderthal-glue/
One argument for Neanderthal genius debunked — https://engineering.nyu.edu/news/one-argument-neanderthal-genius-debunked
Production method of the Königsaue birch tar documents cumulative culture in Neanderthals — https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12520-023-01789-2
A Sensational Find in a Berlin Museum Collection: 40,000-Year-Old Adhesive Discovered — https://www.smb.museum/en/whats-new/detail/a-sensational-find-in-a-berlin-museum-collection-40000-year-old-adhesive-discovered/
Chapters:
0:00 A Glue Made From Bark
1:06 What a Handle Can Do
2:33 The Glue No Tree Gives Away
3:50 Cooking Bark Into Tar
5:28 An Easier Recipe Than Expected
6:40 Clues From Underground
7:39 A Grip, a Handle, a Plan
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