Ancient Humans Crafted Tools from Whale Bones 20,000 Years Ago

Coastal hunters-gatherers in Biscay Bay utilized bones from at least five different whale species to create hunting tools 20,000 years ago—this represents the oldest known example of whale bone craftsmanship.

Recent findings illuminate that Neanderthals consumed mollusks around 150,000 years ago in southern Spain, which indicates that early humans did not regularly exploit coastal resources for sustenance or materials. Further evidence suggests this practice was not common until approximately 19,000 years later…