Modern flint expert 'reverse engineers' Neanderthal stone axes - and says our ancestors were clever, elegant craftsmen

'Flintknapper' recreates techniques used as early as 300,000 years ago

Used by three early 'hominins' including Neanderthals

Flint flakes were shaped for durability and weighting

Engineering suggests abilities 'similar to our own'


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