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The
of string that the archaeologists found was
but it reveals a lot about how people lived 50,000 years ago. Dr Marie-Helene Moncel,
of research at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, said: "We were able to uncover
about the fibres and we observed that they're
, twisted fibres. It is not possible to find these kinds of
in nature." She added: "In my
, different things can be related to this discovery. Obviously, the
of Neanderthals to make cord, but also their huge knowledge about
. They knew about vegetation, plants and trees, and had the intelligence to use different
of the environment."