Prehistoric stone tools bear 500,000-year-old animal residue
Thursday, March 19, 2015 - 14:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Some 2.5 million years ago, early humans survived on a paltry diet of plants. As the human brain expanded, however, it required more substantial nourishment - namely fat and meat - to sustain it. This drove prehistoric man, who lacked the requisite claws and sharp teeth of carnivores, to develop the skills and tools necessary to hunt animals and butcher fat and meat from large carcasses.