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Three Million Years Ago, Our Ancestors Were Vegetarian (www.wits.ac.za)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/24943429

Human ancestors like Australopithecus – which lived around 3.5 million years ago in southern Africa – ate very little to no meat, according to new research published in the scientific journal Science. This conclusion comes from an analysis of nitrogen isotope isotopes in the fossilized tooth enamel of seven Australopithecus individuals. The data revealed that these early hominins primarily relied on plant-based diets, with little to no evidence of meat consumption.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

I see also you have cranked up a few side accounts to upvote yourself.

lmao got me Mr. Soft Rock 🤡

I will just leave this without further comment, people reading your "contributions" can make up their own mind as to your credibility and whether or not it is I who has the agenda.

Edit: For people actually interested in the science, here's an interesting example of what opportunistic-carnivorous feeding would've looked like -- underscoring the absurdity of talking about meat-eating in terms of preference in an anthropological/survival context.