Scientists created samples of the black resin using three methods and tested their effectiveness against two common bacteria ...
Scientists say Neanderthals probably used birch tar for several purposes, including treating wounds. The post Neanderthals ...
Neanderthals likely used the sticky substance to build and repair tools, but it also may have had another important use. With ...
According to a statement released by the Public Library of Science, Neanderthals may have used birch-bark tar to treat their ...
Researchers have found that birch tar produced using methods available to Neanderthals carries measurable antibacterial ...
Neanderthals probably used birch tar for multiple functions, including treating their wounds, according to a study published ...
By collecting bark from a dead birch tree (left) and processing it in a fire pit (center), Oxford’s Tjaark Siemssen prepared ...