Echoes of the Past: Understanding Ancient Diets at Franchthi Cave
Isotopes unravel a 10,000-year story of shifting diets and rituals in the Mediterranean.
An Ancient Cave with Modern Questions
Franchthi Cave, nestled in the Peloponnesian peninsula of Greece, has been a silent witness to 40,000 years of human history. It serves as a critical archaeological site for understanding the transition from Mesolithic hunter-gatherers to Neolithic agriculturalists. A recent study published in PLOS ONE1 takes a ground…
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