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Neanderthals ate MAGGOTS, researchers say as new clues to ancient human habits discovered
Neanderthals ate lots of maggots and were not the total carnivores we believe they were, a new study has revealed. Researchers have long believed that the diets of Neanderthals, the ancient relative species of human ancestors, consisted almost entirely of meat - similar to those of lions or wolves. But fresh research has proved this likely to be false, instead finding that maggots played a key role in the make-up of a Neanderthal's diet.Due to t…
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Bone analyses suggest that the Neanderthals consumed large amounts of meat. Unlikely large amounts. Possibly, however, that the values come from a special ingredient.
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