The Neanderthal meal: a new perspective using faecal biomarkers.

Neanderthal dietary reconstructions have, to date, been based on indirect evidence and may underestimate the significance of plants as a food source. While zooarchaeological and stable isotope data have conveyed an image of Neanderthals as largely carnivorous, studies on dental calculus and scattere...

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Main Authors: Ainara Sistiaga, Carolina Mallol, Bertila Galván, Roger Everett Summons
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4071062?pdf=render