Overview
We've all heard of the so-called 'paleolithicLinks to an external site.' or 'cavemanLinks to an external site.' diet, which has recently morphed (with TikTok's help) into a 'carnivoreLinks to an external site. crazeLinks to an external site..' In a nutshell, the perennial fad involves eating a lot of meat.
The archaeological and ethnographic records (which we've studied) indicate that this is not really how people in the paleolithic ate. What is the evidence and what does it tell us about how people really subsisted?