Ancient Fecal Matter Reveals Secrets of Neanderthal Diet

New research suggests Neanderthal parents, like their modern-day human counterparts, might have had to lecture their kids to eat their vegetables. Researchers from MIT and the University of La Laguna in Spain say 50,000-year-old Neanderthal fecal matter suggest our early ancestors were not solely meat-eaters, eating plants, berries, tubers and nuts. “It’s important to understand all aspects of why humanity has come to dominate the planet the way it does,” said Roger Summons, a...

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