Neanderthals may have eaten maggots as part of their diet(science.org)

12 pointsby XzetaU8anno scorso2 comments

Neanderthals may have eaten maggots as part of their diet

https://www.science.org/content/article/neanderthals-may-have-eaten-maggots-part-their-diet

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Given that modern foragers routinely include maggots in the diet makes this less than surprising. A better title would have focused on the surprise of discovering that their diet was much more varied than thought.

"And they’re a salty tasting food full of fat and protein enjoyed by many modern foraging groups, according to Beasley’s co-author, biological anthropologist Julie Lesnik of Wayne State University."

kurthranno scorso

I'm going to guess this is largely based on the Yanomami who consume all sorts of grubs and larvae.

najaghanno scorso

dangapeassanno scorso