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Our Plant-Based Ancestors. With Dr. Hadar Ahituv | Ep. 68


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For decades, we've held a clear and widely accepted picture of what prehistoric humans were like. Central to that narrative is the belief that they followed a so-called "Paleo diet"—a diet consisting of whole foods, heavily focused on animal proteins, while avoiding grains and legumes.

However, a groundbreaking study published this year challenges that claim. According to this research, our ancestors' diets were predominantly plant-based, including grains and legumes. This revelation suggests that early humans might have been more accurately described as gatherer-hunters rather than hunter-gatherers.

How did such a misconception about prehistoric humans arise, and what does this new discovery tell us about our identity as a species?

To delve into these questions, I’m joined by Dr. Hadar Ahituv, the lead researcher behind this study. Dr. Ahituv is based at the Laboratory for Ancient Food Processing Technologies (LAFPT) at Haifa University’s Zinman Institute of Archaeology.

Read Dr. Ahituv's research paper: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2418661121

Summary of the study: https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-836842

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