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Neanderthal Superglue

Season 40 Episode 2

This “superglue” suggests Neanderthals weren’t as primitive as once thought.

The world’s first industrial process likely began with the Neanderthals. In this video, watch as NOVA reenacts the Neanderthal technique of pitch extraction through a complex called dry distillation.

AIR DATE 1/10/13

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