Early humans began eating meat earlier than thought: Oldest known evidence of anemia caused by a nutritional deficiency

Wednesday, October 3, 2012 - 20:00 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A fragment of a child's skull discovered at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, shows the oldest known evidence of anemia caused by a nutritional deficiency, reports a new article. The discovery suggests that early human ancestors began eating meat much earlier in history than previously believed.

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