Ice Age Cuisine: Mammoths on the Menu

The first humans in North America during the Ice Age prioritized mammoths in their diet. New evidence shows a woman from 12,800 years ago consumed mammoths, as revealed by chemical analysis of her nursing child's bones. This discovery sheds light on ancient dietary practices.

Ice Age Cuisine: Mammoths on the Menu
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Recent analysis by scientists has unveiled that mammoths were a primary part of the diet for North American humans during the last Ice Age. This discovery was made possible through the chemical examination of bones found in southern Montana.

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