Tag: Nutrition

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Study from Jena: Plants played a key role long before agriculture

21. May 2026 by Reporter1

Symbolbild: Studie aus Jena: Pflanzen spielten schon lange vor dem Ackerbau eine Schlüsselrolle

A scientific paper from the Max-Planck-Institut für Geoanthropologie in Jena sheds new light on human dietary history: plants were an important food source in tropical rainforests thousands of years before the emergence of systematic agriculture.

Study from Jena: Plants played a major role in nutrition thousands of years ago

20. May 2026 by Reporter1

Symbolbild: Studie aus Jena: Pflanzen spielten schon vor Jahrtausenden eine Hauptrolle in der Ernährung

Long before systematic agriculture, plants played an increasingly significant role in human nutrition. This is evidenced by a recent study from the Jena-based Max Planck Institute for Geoanthropology, based on findings from the rainforests of Sri Lanka.