モザンビークの草の種子消費は,中石器時代に発生した
1Department of Archaeology, University of Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada.
まとめ
初期のホモ・サピエンス (Homo sapiens) は,少なくとも10万5千年前,南アフリカで,サーグムを含む草の種を食べていた. これは,プレイストセンの食糧採集に関する以前の信念と,初期のヒト類の食事のための種子収集の無関係性に異議を唱える.
科学分野:
- 考古学考古学とは
- 古人類学は,古人類学である.
- 栄養科学とは,栄養科学である.
背景:
- ホミニンの食生活における粉のある植物の消費と初期の料理習慣の考古学的な追跡は困難でした.
- 従来の見解では,プレイストセンの南アフリカの採集者は,加工の困難と根,果物,ナッツに焦点を当てたため,種子収集を優先しなかったことを示唆しています.
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