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Mar 18, 2026 at 6:26 PM ET
Neanderthals Used Antiseptic Birch Tar for Healing
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Neanderthals may have utilized birch tar to prevent infections, similar to modern Indigenous practices.
WHO: Neanderthals
WHAT: Used birch tar as antiseptic
WHEN: Mar 18, 2026 at 4:46 PM ET
WHERE: eastern Canada
WHY: To ward off infections and insect bites
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