But it turns out their paleo diet wasn't always that heavy on the red meat — suggesting they were more adaptable than they get credit for. The study examined animal bones excavated from eight sites, mostly caves, in southern France, near the Mediterranean Sea, dating from 400,000 to 40,000 years ago. Jacqueline Meier excavates animal bones from a Neanderthal archeological site called Lazaret Cave in Nice, France. Digging through museumsHe and Meier carefully examined all the animal bones found at each site, most of which have been completely excavated and are now housed in museum collections. "This requires know-how about their behaviour and distinct skills to manufacture hunting technology radically distinct" from that used to hunt animals like deer, Riel-Salvatore noted.

Source: CBC News March 06, 2019 19:00 UTC