Poems and Thoughts    by Frank Maurer

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Neanderthals (and Early Homo sapiens) Could not Live on Mammoth Flesh Alone! Butchered bones with stone blade marks are prominent in Prehistoric middens. The question is, did our ancestors consume anything but meat? Time has passed until now, when, with new research techniques, We are learning that a large array of plant material Has been detected and identified around the fossil dentition of the ancient ones. Chard, wild oats, beans, wild peas, mushrooms, wild mustard, Acorns, pistachios, and other nuts all have been ferreted out from their non-existent gum lines! Meat, as it should be with us also, was not continually consumed, Thus, resulting in a nice omnivorous diet, as our dentition so indicates. Frank Maurer 4 May 2024 1950 Hours.