Tag: Early human nutrition

A 2024 study of Stone Age hunter-gatherers in Morocco revealed that their diet included a surprisingly high proportion of plant matter, challenging the assumption that early humans ate mostly meat. While the 'caveman diet' is often portrayed as carnivore-heavy, the truth about whether early humans ate more meat or plants is far more nuanced and dependent on many factors.

While popular culture often depicts our ancestors as primarily carnivorous, archaeological findings suggest a much more varied and opportunistic diet. In fact, evidence from Neanderthal dental calculus shows they consumed a diverse range of plants, challenging the simplistic meat-centric narrative. This article explores the complex answer to what did our ancestors mostly eat.