Stone age pantry: Archaeologist unearths earliest evidence of modern humans using wild grains and tubers for food
Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 21:21
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The consumption of wild cereals among prehistoric hunters and gatherers appears to be far more ancient than previously thought, according to an archaeologist who has found the oldest example of extensive reliance on cereal and root staples in the diet of early Homo sapiens more than 100,000 years ago.