cave bear
noun
: a very large extinct bear (Ursus spelaeus) known especially from Pleistocene deposits in European caves
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Related article Stone Age humans stepped out in cave bear fur 300,000 years ago
However, historical evidence exists for earlier tools that were used for making clothes, albeit with less precision.
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Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 8 July 2024
The researchers also concluded that hibernating cave bears and denning hyenas primarily used the cave, which had only periodic human presence.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 1 Feb. 2024
Inspection of nearby animal teeth and bones revealed that these early humans existed amid a harsh, tundra landscape populated by reindeer, cave bears, horses and woolly rhinoceros in conditions comparable to modern Siberia or northern Scandinavia.
—Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
The dig revealed the presence of reindeer, cave bears, woolly rhinoceroses and horses.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 1 Feb. 2024
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Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 8 July 2024
The researchers also concluded that hibernating cave bears and denning hyenas primarily used the cave, which had only periodic human presence.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 1 Feb. 2024
Inspection of nearby animal teeth and bones revealed that these early humans existed amid a harsh, tundra landscape populated by reindeer, cave bears, horses and woolly rhinoceros in conditions comparable to modern Siberia or northern Scandinavia.
—Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
The dig revealed the presence of reindeer, cave bears, woolly rhinoceroses and horses.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 1 Feb. 2024
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“Cave bear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cave%20bear. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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