Study of rotting human cadavers hints that a puzzling chemical marker in Neanderthal remains could be from eating the larvae.

Maggot-infested meat likely provided Neanderthals and even some modern-day humans with a rich source of fat and nitrogen.

It has been claimed Neanderthals ate a huge amount of meat based on isotope ratios in their bones – but the explanation could ...

A chemical signature in Neanderthal remains that suggests voracious meat eating has long puzzled researchers. Now, new ...

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Scientists long thought that Neanderthals were avid meat eaters. Based on chemical analysis of Neanderthal remains, it seemed ...

Ancient human ancestors ate small children 850,000 years ago, a gruesome discovery suggests. Archaeologists working at the ...

Archaeologists in central Israel are excavating one of the world's oldest-known burial sites, dating back 100,000 years.

Human ancestors ate small children 850,000 years ago, a gruesome discovery has suggesed. Archaeologists were working at the ...

Maggots on rotting meat may have given Neandertals’ a fatty, nitrogen-rich boost, a study of their bones suggests.