Neanderthals May Have Been Running a Sophisticated 'Fat Factory' in Germany 125,000 Years Ago

Neanderthals May Have Been Running a Sophisticated 'Fat Factory' in Germany 125,000 Years Ago

New research suggests that they smashed animal bones into tiny pieces before boiling them to extract the high-calorie grease inside

Prehistoric 'fat factory' reveals how Neanderthals mass-produced food

What we eat helps shape who we are. That’s why paleoanthropologists are so fascinated by ancient diets; they hold clues to how early humans survived and evolved.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Archeology, History, Food

Neandertal variant reduces activity of a key muscle enzyme

11.07.2025 - New study shows that a genetic variant inherited from Neandertals impairs the function of a key enzyme involved in muscle performance. To the point. Reduced enzyme activity: The Neandertal variant in AMPD1 decreases its enzymatic activity by 25 percent in laboratory-produced proteins and by up to 80 percent in the muscles of genetically engineered mice.