Elephants, hippos central to prehistoric human diet, Israeli scholars say
Two Israeli researchers have proposed a new theory about the prehistoric human diet and how its evolution led to significant cultural and technological developments.
Prof. Ran Barkai at the Middle Pleistocene elephant butchery site of La Polledrara, Italy. (photo credit: PHOTOGRAPHER: NATALYA SOLODENKO. COURTESY OF PROF. RAN BARKAI)ByROSSELLA TERCATIN