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Evolutionary precursors of homo sapiens and insects consumption[edit]
[edit]The archaeological record, in the form of bone tools with wear marks, shows that early hominids such as Australopithecus robustus would gather termites for consumption.[1] Modern human's larger brain size is often attributed to the theory that it was made possible due to an increase in consumption of meat.[2] The remains of KNM-ER 1808, a specimen of Homo erectus dated to around 1.8 million years ago, has often been used as evidence for the hunter model due to its abnormal bone growths pointing to hypervitaminosis A from consuming excess animal liver.[3] However, Mark Skinner has proposed that consuming bee larvae and pupae could also provide enough vitamin A to cause hypervitaminosis A.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ van Huis, A. (2017-09-01). "Did early humans consume insects?". Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. 3 (3): 161–163. doi:10.3920/JIFF2017.x006.
- ^ a b Skinner, Mark (1991-06-01). "Bee brood consumption: an alternative explanation for hypervitaminosis A in KNM-ER 1808 (Homo erectus) from Koobi Fora, Kenya". Journal of Human Evolution. 20 (6): 493–503. doi:10.1016/0047-2484(91)90022-N. ISSN 0047-2484.
- ^ Rightmire, G. Philip (1991). "The Dispersal of Homo erectus from Africa and the Emergence of More Modern Humans". Journal of Anthropological Research. 47 (2): 177–191. ISSN 0091-7710.