{"id":13500,"date":"2022-04-21T07:53:18","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T07:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/?p=13500"},"modified":"2022-04-21T07:53:22","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T07:53:22","slug":"neanderthals-ate-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/neanderthals-ate-what\/","title":{"rendered":"Neanderthals ate what?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Neanderthals ate what?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-rh-negative-blood-and-people\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"yobjA0yCIJ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/is-a-high-protein-diet-beneficial-to-rh-negatives\/\">Is a high-protein diet beneficial to Rh negatives?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Is a high-protein diet beneficial to Rh negatives?&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/is-a-high-protein-diet-beneficial-to-rh-negatives\/embed\/#?secret=QO5SF9LtRB#?secret=yobjA0yCIJ\" data-secret=\"yobjA0yCIJ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Neanderthals\u00a0were almost certainly effective hunters. Multiple sites associated with\u00a0<em>H. neanderthalensis<\/em>\u00a0also have the remains of butchered animals. More direct stable isotope evidence from Neanderthal bodies also indicates a heavy, though by no means exclusive reliance on animal protein.\u00a0The degree to which Neanderthals rely on meat in their diet is extensively debated with contradictory evidence found often at very similar sites. Worn teeth from Neanderthal remains at a variety of sites imply use of plant and other abrasive foods, while other researchers find that Neanderthal tooth wear in general indicates a varied diet of both plants and meat.\u00a0There is clear evidence of the consumption and processing of ancestors of wheat and barley by Neanderthals from starch analysis of dental calculus, while in Belgium, a species related to\u00a0<em>Sorghum<\/em>\u00a0was consumed along with other unknown plants. At the site of\u00a0Shanidar\u00a0in\u00a0Iraq, in addition to the ancestors of wheat and barley,\u00a0<em>Homo neanderthalensis<\/em>\u00a0is known to have consumed dates, legumes and a variety other unknown plant species. In addition, evidence exists from the same teeth of Neanderthals to support the increased use of fire in their diet in addition to the wide variety of plant and animals in their diet.\u00a0Evidence from Neanderthal coprolites from a\u00a0Middle Paleolithic\u00a0site in\u00a0Spain\u00a0support a diet of animal protein and plants at that site, though there is a lack of indicators for the consumption of starchy tubers.\u00a0Neanderthals at\u00a0El Sidron cave\u00a0in Spain appear to have a more limited diet of meat when compared to other Neanderthal groups. In February 2019, scientists reported evidence, based on\u00a0isotope\u00a0studies, that at least some\u00a0Neanderthals\u00a0may have eaten\u00a0meat.\u00a0Nonetheless, instead of diet dominated by meat eating, the genetic and microbiological evidence from dental calculus implies reliance on\u00a0mushrooms,\u00a0pine nuts\u00a0and a species of\u00a0moss. The implications of this array of evidence is important due to the evidence that the \u201cbroad spectrum\u201d of plant use is not unique to\u00a0<em>Homo sapiens<\/em>.\u00a0<em>Homo neanderthalensis<\/em>\u00a0had, for all intents and purposes, a complex diet similar to many hunter-gather groups of\u00a0<em>Homo sapiens<\/em>. The critical factor in this diet was that it varies significantly based on the local environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-rh-negative-blood-and-people\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"PhnFo41QJJ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/can-a-carnivore-diet-be-beneficial\/\">Can a carnivore diet be beneficial?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Can a carnivore diet be beneficial?&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/can-a-carnivore-diet-be-beneficial\/embed\/#?secret=pspuuLXAsn#?secret=PhnFo41QJJ\" data-secret=\"PhnFo41QJJ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Neanderthals ate what?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Neanderthals ate what?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>Neanderthals\u00a0were almost certainly effective hunters. Multiple sites associated with\u00a0H. neanderthalensis\u00a0also have the remains of butchered animals. More direct stable isotope evidence from Neanderthal bodies also indicates a heavy, though by no means exclusive reliance on animal protein.\u00a0The degree to which Neanderthals rely on meat in their diet is extensively debated with contradictory evidence found often at very similar sites. 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