What did people eat 100 thousand years ago? Revisiting the Paleolithic Diet
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Contrary to the popular image of our ancestors as ravenous meat-eaters, archeological findings have shown that the diet of people 100 thousand years ago was far more diverse and varied by region. This period, during the Middle Paleolithic, saw early modern humans and Neanderthals foraging and hunting opportunistically for what was available in their local environments.
