Historical people could have began searching 2 million years in the past

Reduce marks on animal bones counsel historic hominins butchered them for his or her meat, and that they have been first on the scene as a substitute of getting to scavenge from carnivores like large cats

percussion notches on large bovid humerus

Notches on a bone left by human butchering exercise

Jennifer A. Parkinson, Thomas W. Plummer, James S. Oliver, Laura C. Bishop

Historical people have been repeatedly butchering animals for meat 2 million years in the past. This has lengthy been suspected, however the concept has been bolstered by a scientific examine of lower marks on animal bones.

The discover cements the view that historic people had change into energetic hunters by this time, contrasting with earlier hominins that ate principally vegetation.

The brand new proof comes from Kanjera South, an archaeological web site close to Lake Victoria in Kenya. Kanjera South has been excavated on and off since 1995. It …


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