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Inverse
7 months ago
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Ancient Hunter-Gatherers Ate More Of This Food Than Modern Humans Ever Imagined

Early humans in some parts of the world had a diet that was 80% plant-based and only 20% meat-based.
Meat consumption may have been overestimated in the reconstruction of early human diets. [ more ]
Ars Technica
8 months ago
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An Alaskan mammoth and ancient humans frequented the same areas

The tusk of a mammoth that lived 14,000 years ago has provided scientists with insights into its life, including its sex and relationships with other mammoths.
Analysis of isotopes found in the tusk revealed the mammoth's movements over two decades and showed that it frequented areas once inhabited by ancient humans. [ more ]
Inverse
3 months ago
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6,000 Years Ago, Scientists Find A Neolithic Society Treated Immigrants As Equals

Evidence of equality in ancient human community. [ more ]
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