Did Our Ancestors Eat Better?
In short: For nearly 99% of human history, nutrition was based on hunting and gathering before the transition to agriculture and modern global trade systems.
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Sources used in this film: PLOS ONE, “High-resolution isotope dietary analysis of Mesolithic and Neolithic humans from Franchthi Cave, Greece”; Nature Scientific Reports, “Regional long-term analysis of dietary isotopes in Neolithic southeastern Italy: new patterns and research directions - Scientific Reports”; Science Museum, “Food: A chemical history | Science Museum”; National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), “Nutrition and Health in Human Evolution–Past to Present”; Springer, “An Empire of Goods? Groceries in Eighteenth-Century England”.
Sources used in this film
- PLOS ONE — High-resolution isotope dietary analysis of Mesolithic and Neolithic humans from Franchthi Cave, Greece · View →
- Nature Scientific Reports — Regional long-term analysis of dietary isotopes in Neolithic southeastern Italy: new patterns and research directions - Scientific Reports · View →
- Science Museum — Food: A chemical history | Science Museum · View →
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) — Nutrition and Health in Human Evolution–Past to Present · View →
- Springer — An Empire of Goods? Groceries in Eighteenth-Century England · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: PLOS ONE: High-resolution isotope dietary analysis of Mesolithic and Neolithic humans from Franchthi Cave, Greece
- Also: Nature Scientific Reports: Regional long-term analysis of dietary isotopes in Neolithic southeastern Italy: new patterns and research directions - Scientific Reports
- Also: Science Museum: Food: A chemical history | Science Museum
- Also: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI): Nutrition and Health in Human Evolution–Past to Present
- Also: Springer: An Empire of Goods? Groceries in Eighteenth-Century England
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