An investigation reveals that in Paleolithic flour and vegetables consumed • It was thought that the diet is based almost entirely on meat
was not all hunting in the Palaeolithic. A new study has shown that the production of flour and vegetable consumption were common in Europe 30,000 years ago. The results are published in the edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences' (PNAS).
starch grains recovered from debris of stones 30,000 years ago suggest that humans may have fed more than we thought at the time of plant-based foods.
Investigators of the Italian Institute of Prehistory and Early History in Florence directed by Anna Revedin, analyzed starch grains and worn stones that were discovered in archaeological sites in Italy, Russia and Czech Republic.
wear patterns indicate that the stones were used to grind roots and grains similar to a mortar.
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