Aug 12, 2020 03:33 AM
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EXCERPTS: Archaeologists excavated an ancient site in modern-day Sussex, near Boxgrove. Found remains of a mare which was ravaged for food around 480,000 years ago. Believed the animal fed up to 40 individuals of species Homo heidelbergensis. Every part of the animal was devoured, including fat, organs, marrow and stomach contents.
[...] the primitive humans likely went through the stomach and ate the contents because it could have been a source of vegetables. 'Back then it was really difficult to get access to good plant resources, and salad leaves and edible vegetables weren't available all year round' ... The horse provided more than just food - detailed analysis of the bones found that several had been made into tools called retouchers. 'These are some of the earliest non-stone tools found in the archaeological record of human evolution. They would have been essential for manufacturing the finely made flint knives found in the wider Boxgrove landscape.'
Horsemeat used to be a very common sight on the British high street and only fell out of favour in the 1930s when the public began to identify the animals more as pets and companions. However it is still popular in countries such as France, Mexico and Japan.... (MORE - details)
EXCERPTS: Archaeologists excavated an ancient site in modern-day Sussex, near Boxgrove. Found remains of a mare which was ravaged for food around 480,000 years ago. Believed the animal fed up to 40 individuals of species Homo heidelbergensis. Every part of the animal was devoured, including fat, organs, marrow and stomach contents.
[...] the primitive humans likely went through the stomach and ate the contents because it could have been a source of vegetables. 'Back then it was really difficult to get access to good plant resources, and salad leaves and edible vegetables weren't available all year round' ... The horse provided more than just food - detailed analysis of the bones found that several had been made into tools called retouchers. 'These are some of the earliest non-stone tools found in the archaeological record of human evolution. They would have been essential for manufacturing the finely made flint knives found in the wider Boxgrove landscape.'
Horsemeat used to be a very common sight on the British high street and only fell out of favour in the 1930s when the public began to identify the animals more as pets and companions. However it is still popular in countries such as France, Mexico and Japan.... (MORE - details)