Maggots may have been on the Neandertal menu
The fly larvae could explain a high nitrogen signature in the ancient hominid’s bones

The Neanderthal diet might have included putrefied meat with a healthy sprinkling of maggots.
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The fly larvae could explain a high nitrogen signature in the ancient hominid’s bones
The Neanderthal diet might have included putrefied meat with a healthy sprinkling of maggots.
sankai/Getty Images