What it is: A flint tool with a wooden handle and birch tar Where it is from: Öhningen, southern Germany When it was made: 3800 to 3500 B.C. Related: Hohle Fels water bird: The oldest depiction ...

Archaeologists found a specialized hearth or “burning structure,” which they believe was used to create a prehistoric superglue: birch tar. This discovery provides evidence of their advanced ...

This is the Zandmotor Neandertal birch tar-hafted tool. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or ...

Raised structure tar – Birch bark tar vessel containing hot tar from a recently completed experiment using the ‘raised structure’ technique. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...

The sharp-edged flint blade was fastened to a wooden handle with birch tar, and a hole was drilled into the wood, likely so the tool could be hung. This knife was discovered at a settlement site ...