Photo: Neandertals Ate Their Veggies, Tooth Study Shows



A file photo shows the skull of a Neandertal woman dubbed Krapina 3 for the cave in the Balkans where her bones were unearthed. A new analysis of Neandertal remains found in a cave in Iraq provide the first direct evidence that the human ancestors ate plants, researchers say.

Photograph by Kenneth Garrett/NGS


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