Ancient humans in Israel ate snakes and lizards 15,000 years ago; 3,000 bones reveal what was on the menu
- At a cave on the slopes of Mount Carmel, thousands of small reptile bones accumulated alongside the remains of animals hunted and gathered by people more than 11,000 years ago.
- For years, their presence raised a straightforward but difficult question: were the snakes and lizards food, or had they ended up there through the activity of predators?
- A closer examination of the bones offered an answer.
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- At a cave on the slopes of Mount Carmel, thousands of small reptile bones accumulated alongside the remains of animals hunted and gathered by people more than 11,000 years ago.
- For years, their presence raised a straightforward but difficult question: were the snakes and lizards food, or had they ended up there through the activity of predators?
- A closer examination of the bones offered an answer.
Sources: Times of India