An archeological discovery sheds new light on prehistoric cooking and raises questions as to the validity of the basis of ...

Ability of early humans to process plants using tools indicative of high level of cooperation, researchers say ...

Thinking about going Paleo? Discover the surprising benefits and hidden challenges of this popular diet, backed by the latest ...

A new archaeological study, conducted along the Jordan River banks south of northern Israel's Hula Valley, offers a fresh ...

Research indicates there have been evolutionary changes since the paleolithic era, which could counter the pro-paleo argument that humans are better suited to an ancient diet. One example is the ...

Human evolution is such a long and messy process that anyone with a theory can find evidence for it ... and craft a gripping morality tale (or an extreme diet).

Analysis of basalt tools from the Hula Valley shows that Stone Age humans gathered, extracted and crushed starches from ...

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Israeli researchers discover 780,000-year-old evidence of plant food processing at archaeological site, suggesting early ...

"Conventional wisdom holds that early human economies focused on hunting — an idea that has led to a number of high-protein dietary fads such as the paleo diet," Randy Haas, Assistant Professor ...

Analysis raises questions about what the Paleo Diet was historically.