Analyzing the Poop, Neanderthal Poop!

Yep, I am blogging about getting the poop on the (fecal) matter of ancient Neanderthal poo! The significance here is through analysis of ancient fecal matter it has been determined that the Neanderthal did in fact eat veggies, so there all you paleo-dieters! And in your defense I must meekly add that the analysis also proved the Neanderthal diet did consist mostly of meat. But who knows, maybe if they’d eaten more veggies they would have lasted longer in the annals of human history. I do know the more you tube videos I see about how animals are treated (and killed) and how meat is processed, the more I like my veggies. The study that discovered the plant matter in ancient stool samples was conducted by student that asked to use the sophisticated lab equipment used to seek out organic matter (proof of life) on Mars for analyzing lowly Neanderthal poo. They are now applying for a grant to study sediment samples from even older sites.