Were Neanderthals Able to Hunt Elephants? The Proof Is in an Ancient Bone

Were Neanderthals Able to Hunt Elephants? The Proof Is in an Ancient Bone: A new study found that a pachyderm skeleton, dismissed for decades as unimportant, offers evidence of careful planning, teamwork and a calculated kill. --By Franz Lidz-- When a 125,000-year-old elephant skeleton, pierced by a wooden spear, was discovered in an ancient lake bed in Germany in 1948, it was assumed that the