Two million years ago, human relative 'Nutcracker Man' lived on tiger nuts
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 - 17:10
in Paleontology & Archaeology
An Oxford University study has concluded that our ancient ancestors who lived in East Africa between 2.4 million-1.4 million years ago survived mainly on a diet of tiger nuts. Tiger nuts are edible grass bulbs still eaten in parts of the world today. The study published in the journal, PLOS ONE, also suggests that these early hominins may have sought additional nourishment from fruits and invertebrates, like worms and grasshoppers.