Neanderthals Ate Their Veggies 151
sciencehabit (1205606) writes Scientists excavating an archaeological site in southern Spain have finally gotten the real poop on Neanderthals, finding that the Caveman Diet for these quintessential carnivores included substantial helpings of vegetables. Using the oldest published samples of human fecal matter, archaeologists have found the first direct evidence that Neanderthals in Europe cooked and ate plants about 50,000 years ago.
Seems strange. (Score:5, Funny)
Omnivores eating things that are edible? I thought extraordinary claims required extraordinary proof.
No thanks... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Seems strange. (Score:5, Funny)
Omnivores eating things that are edible? I thought extraordinary claims required extraordinary proof.
In this case, extraordinary claims did require extraordinary poop.