Neanderthal "Fat Factories" Reveal Smart Calorie Strategies 125,000 Years Ago | Ancient Origins

2025-07-04

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Neanderthals were more than hunters, they were planners. A 125,000-year-old "fat factory" shows how they organized labor to extract every last calorie from the

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Neanderthal "Fat Factories" Reveal Smart Calorie Strategies 125,000 Years Ago | Ancient Origins

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From Curse to Cure: Tutankhamun’s Tomb Fungus Shows Promise Against Cancer | Ancient Origins

First Ancient Egyptian Genome Reveals Shock Mesopotamian Ancestry! | Ancient Origins

Neanderthal "Fat Factories" Reveal Smart Calorie Strategies 125,000 Years Ago | Ancient Origins

Ancient DNA From Roman Salting Vat Points to Fish Sauce as Secret Ingredient | Ancient Origins

Massive Blocks from the Lighthouse of Alexandria Recovered from the Sea | Ancient Origins

Queen Meritaten (Scotia), Was her Voyage to Ireland Possible? | Ancient Origins

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Ancient Burial Site with Human Remains Dated to the Bronze Age Unearthed in Wales | Ancient Origins

Ancient Lost 'Hymn to Babylon' Deciphered from Clay Tablet | Ancient Origins

4,000-Year-Old Leprosy Genome Unearthed in Chile Challenges Origins | Ancient Origins