Humans adapted to living in rainforests much sooner than thought
Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 14:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
An international research team has shed new light on the diet of some of the earliest recorded humans in Sri Lanka. The researchers analyzed the carbon and oxygen isotopes in the teeth of 26 individuals, with the oldest dating back 20,000 years. They found that nearly all the teeth analyzed suggested a diet largely sourced from the rainforest.