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Neanderthals had a diet rich in fat, as indicated by isotopic analysis of their bones.

PaleontologyHuman EvolutionMay 3, 2026score 0.172 posts · 0 replies across 1 instances
The thread discusses a study suggesting Neanderthals had a diet rich in fat, based on isotopic analysis of their bones, which challenges previous assumptions about their dietary habits and survival strategies.

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Neanderthals had a diet rich in fat, as indicated by isotopic analysis of their bones.
Parent: Human EvolutionEntity: NeanderthalsImpact: positiveDate: May 3, 2026Target: Neanderthals had a diet rich in fat

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Neanderthals ran 'fat factories' 125,000 years ago Link: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025/07/neanderthals-ran-fat-factories-125000-years-ago Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47990284
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Neanderthals ran 'fat factories' 125,000 years ago Link: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025/07/neanderthals-ran-fat-factories-125000-years-ago Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47990284
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Neanderthals ran 'fat factories' 125,000 years ago Link: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025/07/neanderthals-ran-fat-factories-125000-years-ago Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47990284
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Neanderthals ran 'fat factories' 125,000 years ago (2025) Link: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025/07/neanderthals-ran-fat-factories-125000-years-ago Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47990284
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Neanderthals ran ‘fat factories’ 125,000 years ago https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025/07/neanderthals-ran-fat-factories-125000-years-ago https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47990284 Large-scale processing of within-bone nutrients by Neanderthals, 125,000 years ago https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adv1257 pdf: https://www.science.org/doi/epdf/10.1126/sciadv.adv1257
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Neanderthals ran 'fat factories' 125k years ago (2025) https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025/07/neanderthals-ran-fat-factories-125000-years-ago Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47990284
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Neanderthals ran 'fat factories' 125,000 years ago https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47990284 #hackernews #tech
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