Ten thousand years ago, people learned how to cook food and that helped us to evolve more than any other animal.

Contrary to what has been found, recent research shows that the ancients mostly ate fruits, grains and grass instead of the flesh of grouper.

In the Stone Age, people were mainly dependent on hunting and gathering animals. So, we all imagine in the beginning of the meal of the ancient people always have barbecue on the kitchen.

Archaeologists found that grains, vegetables and fruits were the major part of the diet of the ancient Sahara.

But the truth is not. Ten thousand years ago, our ancestors mostly ate fruits and vegetables and cereals, thereby contributing to the change of human civilization. The discovery was based on the chemical analysis of about 110 fragments found in the Sahara desert area of ​​Libya. It has a wet climate with plenty of lakes, diverse animals and lush vegetation.

The site of unearthed pottery is Uan Afuda Cave and a stone area called Takarkori. Both have been traced back to the period between 8200-6400 BC, after refractory ceramics were invented in Africa. (10,000 years ago, Asians independently invented the 4,000-year-old ceramic. before). From what we gather, we discover the important change involved in cooking and processing vegetables made of clay.

They have been preserved for over 10,000 years

In the article published in Nature Plants, the team said that 54% of the food sources of the ancient people are of plant origin, the rest consists of animal fats or mixed products including plants and animals.

This is the first time that the world has discovered the overwhelming amount of vegetation in the ancient diets from the excavated pottery. The team found grains, fruits, leaves and trunk. It seems that most of them are collected from rivers, ponds and lakes, others are dry land.

Interestingly enough, the ancients used pottery for a variety of purposes, from cereal for processing to cooking. Dishes are also varied, like breads, stews, even syrups.

Painting on caves in Africa scene of ancient people gather trees, leaves
Archaeologist Rana Özbal of the University of Koc (who did not participate in the study) said that our ancestors had known how to release hot stones into a pot to warm food. The kitchen is made entirely of heat-resistant ceramics. This allows people to diversify food supplies, including those that can not be eaten directly.

Old people in Sahara represent the great change of humanity. When it comes to eating a variety of plants, people can settle in one place and start moving towards livestock. Life is precarious, and women are more likely to have more children because they are weaned early because of their cooked foods and their higher survival.

The sedentary lifestyle that most of us are doing today has started from caves like Uan Afuda thanks to new cooking techniques. In other words, being able to eat a variety of vegetables becomes the foundation for the development of human civilization.