Hunter-gatherer diets weren’t always heavy on meat: Morocco study reveals a plant-based diet
Imagine being able to tell what someone ate thousands of years ago just by examining their bones and teeth
09 June 2024 - 21:59
About 11,000 years ago, humans made a major shift from hunting and gathering to farming. This change, known as the Neolithic Revolution (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.0950-0804.2005.00259.x), dramatically altered our diets...
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