TAU discovers first direct evidence early flint tools were used to butcher animal carcasses An elephant rib bearing cutmarks associated with flint tools at the Revadim site. Some 2.5 million years ago, early humans survived on a paltry diet of plants. As the human brain expanded, however, it required more substantial nourishment — namely fat and meat — to sustain it. This drove prehistoric man, who lacked the requisite claws and sharp teeth of carnivores, to develop the skills and tools necessary to hunt animals and butcher fat and meat from large carcasses.
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