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Neandertals are often thought of as Ice Age hunters who craved
nothing so much as a juicy mammoth steak. But these ancient human cousins
favored surf-and-turf when the opportunity arose, a new investigation finds.
In two caves on the eastern side of the Rock of Gibraltar,
scientists have unearthed evidence that Mediterranean-dwelling Neandertals ate
a varied diet of land and sea animals that put them on a culinary par with Stone
Age Homo sapiens, or modern humans.
A view from the sea shows three caves at the base of the Rock of Gibraltar that were once frequented by Neandertals.
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