Prehistoric Cultures -- University of Minnesota Duluth

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Prehistoric Diets

Wikipedia:

Foraging -- Hunting and Gathering
Neolithic Revolution
Agricultural Revolution of the Middle Ages

Australopithecus robustus in southern Africa 1 million years ago.

Early Maize Cobbs -- Tehuacán Valley

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diet classifications / types

insectivorous (insects)
frugiverous (fruit)
herbiverous (plants)
gramnivorous (grasses)
carnivorous (meat)
omnivorous (all of the above)

other terms

scavaging
meat eating / hunting

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In the News . . .

Giant Turtle's Demise the Fault of Humans, Study Says -- BBC News (16 August 2010)

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From Texas A&M Anthropology in the News . . .
(Fricday , 10 November 2006)

Not Just Nuts and Berries for These Hominids
Science (11/9/06)

One of the the teeth of four individuals of Paranthropus robustus
(also known as Australopithecus robustus)
from the Swartkrans Cave in South Africa.
(Science)

Dental Detectives Reveal Diet of Ancient Human Ancestors
National Geographic News (11/9/06)

Varied Diet of Early Hominid Casts Doubt on Extinction Theory, Says Colorado U Study
EurekAlert (11/9/06)

Cause Of Extinction Of Direct Ancestor Of Modern Humans Being Challenged
Texas A&M News (11/9/06)

A Buffet for Early Human Relatives
EurekAlert (11/9/06)

Chew on This: Pre-Humans Enjoyed Extensive Menu
LiveScience (11/9/06)

Early Pre-Humans Enjoyed Extensive Diet
MSNBC (11/9/06)

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Cro-Magnon
BBC

!Kung San Hunters

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Gremillion, Kristen J. Ancestral Appetites: Food in Prehistory. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011.

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