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Neanderthals: New study challenges extreme meat-based diet theory

A new study reassesses the Neanderthal diet, long believed to be extremely meat-based.

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Chemical analyses of bone collagen suggested meat consumption incompatible with human physiology.

This challenge offers new insights into their environmental adaptation.

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Cette étude remet en cause une hypothèse centrale sur l'alimentation de Néandertal, un sujet clé pour comprendre l'évolution humaine et les modes de vie préhistoriques. Elle pourrait modifier les modèles d'adaptation des hominidés aux environnements glaciaires.

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