Scientists discovered that the hominins at Schöningen in Germany were much more similar to modern humans than previously thought. This new discovery led scientists to infer that these hominins lived in social groups that coordinated group hunting, thus dividing labor among themselves. Also, it is believed that they communicated about the past, present, and future, further proving that they had traits modern humans also exhibit. Archeologists also found Paleolithic bone, wooden and stone tools, as well as a hammering tool made from a saber-toothed cat’s humerus. Despite using tools to hunt animals, there seems to be no evidence of the use of fire to cook them in nor to use as heat in cold times. Homo heidelbergensis then butchered and hunting
