Breaking new ground in our understanding of early human diet and evolution, scientists have discovered that our ancient relatives may not have been the avid meat-eaters previously believed. The post Ancient tooth enamel shatters long-held beliefs about early human diet appeared first on Study Finds.

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Ancient tooth enamel shatters long-held beliefs about early human diet

Early relatives of modern humans were predominantly vegetarians. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute came to this conclusion after analyzing tooth enamel that is millions of years old.

Frühe Verwandte des heutigen Menschen haben überwiegend vegetarisch gelebt. Zu diesem Schluss kommen Forscher des Max-Planck-Instituts nach der Analyse von Millionen Jahre altem Zahnschmelz.

Analyse von Zahnschmelz: Vormensch aß kein oder wenig Fleisch

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Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – No evidence of meat consumption inhuman ancestors like Australopithecus, shows a new research published in the scientific journal Science. Left:  One of the sampled molars. Source;  Right: Australopithecus africanus male (replica) “Enfant de Taung”; Discovered in Botswana 1924 by Raymond Dart. CC BY-SA 3.0 Researchers from the Max Planck Institute […]

Ancient tooth enamel shatters long-held beliefs about early human diet

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