"Middle Paleolithic Human Diet was More Diverse" Topic

… than Previously Thought

""According to various studies, the hominins of the subsequent Middle Paleolithic, the period between 300,000 and 45,000 years ago, fed primarily on ungulates," said Mario Mata-González, lead author of the study.

"However, there is increasing evidence that, at least occasionally, tortoises, birds, hares, fish, and carnivorous mammals were also on the menu of Neanderthals and their relatives."…"

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Armand

Makes sense. People on the edge of starvation will eat anything edible. Eggs, for instance, are readily available during the breeding season. One merely needs to find the nests. Birds and small mammals might be knocked down with rocks or throw-sticks. Simple fish traps could be built or fish harpooned. Nets might not have been possible prior to the invention of weaving. ree meat may have been acquired by driving predators from their kills. That might make an interesting scenario.

Thanks.

Armand