INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Neanderthals at Kebara had pretty broad tastes in meat
The butchered bones found in the cave were mostly an even mix of small ungulates (largely gazelle) and medium-sized ones (red deer, fallow
deer, wild goats, and boar), with just a few larger game animals thrown in
Apparently, the Neanderthal hunters at Amud focused more on gazelle than on larger prey like red deer or boar, and they seemingly preferred
Meanwhile, at Amud, the bones were practically cluttered with cut marks, which crisscrossed over each other and were often curved, not
archaeologists, the meat on the menu at Amud was, shall we say, a bit less fresh than that at Kebara
Said menu was also considerably less varied
All of that meant that if you were a Neanderthal from Amud and stopped by Kebara for dinner (or vice versa) your meal might seem
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