Meat was main dish for early humans
<p><span word="Modern">Modern</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meat">meat</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="nutritionists">nutritionists</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="fossils">fossils</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tanzania">Tanzania</span> <span word="indicate">indicate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dietary">dietary</span> <span word="staple">staple</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="What">What</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="evolution">evolution</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="dish">dish</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="occasional">occasional</span> <span word="fare">fare</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="archeologists">archeologists</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="skull">skull</span> <span word="fossil">fossil</span> <span word="fragments">fragments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tanzania">Tanzania</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Olduvai">Olduvai</span> <span word="Gorge">Gorge</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span>? <span word="We">We</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mystery">mystery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meat">meat</span>.</p><p><span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="Manuel">Manuel</span> <span word="Dominguez">Dominguez</span>-<span word="Rodrigo">Rodrigo</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Madrid">Madrid</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Complutense">Complutense</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="searching">searching</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="clues">clues</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="for">for</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="digging">digging</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gorge">gorge</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2006, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="analyzing">analyzing</span> <span word="fossils">fossils</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="archeologist">archeologist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="anthropologist">anthropologist</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="Leakey">Leakey</span>.</p><p>“<span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="meat">meat</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="archeologists">archeologists</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 50 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="debating">debating</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>. <span word="One">One</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="element">element</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="diet">diet</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="hominids">hominids</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complimentary">complimentary</span> <span word="element">element</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="chimpanzees">chimpanzees</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>? <span word="And">And</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="is">is</span> --<span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> – <span word="how">how</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="acquire">acquire</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="meat">meat</span>. <span word="Did">Did</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="hunt">hunt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="eating">eating</span>? <span word="Did">Did</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="scavenge">scavenge</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="eating">eating</span>?”</p><p><span word="Archeologists">Archeologists</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="ancestors">ancestors</span> <span word="ate">ate</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="point">point</span>-<span word="six">six</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="bone">bone</span> <span word="fragments">fragments</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="primitive">primitive</span> <span word="knife">knife</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unclear">unclear</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="consumed">consumed</span>.</p>
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