Neandertals used rhinoceros teeth as tools

The teeth of extinct rhinos, found in Spain and France, were likely used to shape stone tools

An illustration of a massive extinct rhinoceros (Stephanorhinus hemitoechus), which looks like a fur-covered version of today's rhinos.

The narrow-nosed rhinoceros, Stephanorhinus hemitoechus, was common in Western Europe before going extinct about 40,000 years ago. There’s evidence that Neandertals ate them and used their teeth for a variety of purposes.

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Neandertals may have had an unexpected tool in their kits: rhinoceros teeth.