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Neanderthals in Northern Spain Had Knowledge of Plants' Healing Qualities, Study Reveals

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Neanderthals in Northern Spain Had Knowledge of Plants' Healing Qualities, Study Reveals

 

ScienceDaily (July 17, 2012) — An international team of researchers, led by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the University of York, has provided the first molecular evidence that Neanderthals not only ate a range of cooked plant foods, but also understood its nutritional and medicinal qualities.

 

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A researcher at work in El Sidrón Cave. (Credit: CSIC Comunicación)

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