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3 months ago
OMG science

What We Think About How Ancient Humans Ate Is All Wrong, Study Suggests

New analysis of ancient human remains from the Andes reveals that early hunter-gatherers primarily relied on a plant-based diet, contradicting previous beliefs of a meat-heavy diet.
Hard materials like bone and stone are often better preserved than plants, leading to misconceptions about early human diets. [ more ]
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3 months ago
Film

They crashed in the mountains and turned to cannibalism. He focuses on the humanity

Director Juan Antonio Bayona captured the unique human side of the survivors of the 1972 plane crash in the Andes.
Bayona visited the crash site and experienced the altitude sickness and loneliness of the mountains, which helped him depict the isolation of the survivors. [ more ]
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