Neat News 2948 (added 2024-01-26)

Hunter-gatherer or gatherer-hunter?

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Studying the remains of 24 individuals from burial sites in Peru scientists find that these early humans (living in the Andes between 6500 and 9000 years ago) had a diet that is 80 percent plant based and 20 percent meat based so that they should be called gatherer-hunters rather than hunter-gatherers.

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News seen at: ScienceDaily - Top Environment