New research challenges hunter-gatherer narrative
"Analysis of the remains of 24 individuals from the Wilamaya Patjxa and Soro Mik'aya Patjxa burial sites in Peru shows that early human diets in the Andes Mountains were composed of 80 percent plant matter and 20 percent meat." #AnimalRights #nutrition #plantbased #food #diet #GoVegan https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240124164559.htm
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The oft-used description of early humans as "hunter-gatherers" should be changed to "gatherer-hunters," at least in the Andes of South America"
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Additionally, burnt plant remains from the sites and distinct dental-wear patterns on the individuals' upper incisors indicate that tubers -- or plants that grow underground, such as potatoes -- likely were the most prominent subsistence resource.
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tuber-gatherer 🙂
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Haas notes that archaeologists now have the tools to understand early human diets, and their results are not what they anticipated. This case study demonstrates for the first time that early human economies, in at least one part of the world, were plant based.
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This isn't the first time I've read such news.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNIoKmMq6cs
https://christinawarinner.com/publications/
Anthropologist Debunks the Paleo Diet
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