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The HARVEST project investigates the dietary choices of ancient human ancestors by analyzing plant remains and other residues. It aims to understand the factors influencing food selection and the nutritional benefits of various plants, contributing to our knowledge of human evolution and behavior.
Plant foods comprise the majority of most human diets, yet the potential importance of these foods in human evolution is often overlooked.
Using a behavioral ecology framework, the HARVEST project explores fundamental questions:
Why did hominins choose to eat certain plants?
What were their foraging goals?
We will focus on two objectives: 1) Reconstructing the diets of fossil hominins and 2) Exploring the costs and benefits of plant foods.To understand the factors driving food choice by ancient…
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