[ExI] Neanderthals ate cooked grains and lentils

[Harvey Newstrom]

(Sorry if this is a repeat.  I see posts claiming that the list eats
messages.  I did not see these refs come back at me.  So I am posting
again in a new thread, just to make sure they get through.)

- Gorham Cave in Gibraltar contained fossilized grains in the habitat
and feces of Neanderthals from 40,000 years ago.
<http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090202140046.htm>;

- Shanidar Cave in Iraq and Spy Cave in Belgium contained Neanderthal
fossils with tooth tartar containing plants, legumes, and grains.
The multi-latitudinal sites demonstrate that this was a wide-spread
activity for Neanderthals.
<http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2010/12/17/1016868108>;

- A supporting pdf shows pictures, catalogs a dozen different starch
grains in the diet.  They even demonstrate that the grains were cooked.
<http://www.pnas.org/content/suppl/2010/12/19/1016868108.DCSupplemental/pnas.201016868SI.pdf>;

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