Discover the menu of prehistoric people in Israel

Israeli scientists have discovered that prehistoric people in the Qesem cave in this country have tried to diversify the food they earn.

Archaeologists at Tel Aviv University in Israel this week have published in the journal Quanternary Science Reviews about the eating habits of prehistoric people living in Qesem cave, near Israel's international airport.

According to the study, prehistoric people not only like to eat large animals (such as deer) and vegetables but also like to eat turtles.

Research has shown that people living in this hunter-gatherer era have cooked meat and cooked turtles as appetizers.

"In the past, we discovered that the Qesem cave people ate plant foods. Now we can confirm that they also eat turtles. The turtles are captured by them, sawed and cooked, even though the turtles do not provide them. many calories like deer " - Professor Ran Barkai, an archaeologist at Tel Aviv University, said.

Archaeologists are excavating at Qesem cave.(Source: AFP).

Dr. Ruth Blasco, the lead author of the study, explained more about their discovery meaning. According to Mr. Blasco, their research results show a clearer "portrait" of prehistoric people in Qesem cave . "It is evidence that prehistoric humans not only have the ability to eat such dishes, but also can have very different culinary preferences," he said.

"Perhaps the residents of Qesem cave have tried to diversify the food sources they can earn. In all cases, this finding adds an important aspect to the know-how and possibilities. and the taste and taste of these prehistoric people, " explains Dr. Blasco.

In 2010, archaeologists from Tel Aviv University discovered eight teeth of modern humans (Homo Sapiens) in the Qesem cave. The analytical results show that these teeth are of humans living about 400,000 years ago.

This is considered the oldest dating fossil of modern humanity ever discovered. Along with human teeth, archaeologists have also discovered many human bone fossils and sharpened stone tools dating from 80,000 to 100,000 years. These tools prove that prehistoric people in Qesem 100,000 years ago used fire to warm and cook food, or to use sharp objects to hunt and split prey.

Qesem - in Israel means "miracle" , because people consider this cave to open a new and miraculous door into an ancient world.