Ancient humans in Israel ate snakes and lizards 15,000 years ago; 3,000 bones reveal what was on the menu
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August 19, 2026
At a cave on the slopes of Mount Carmel, thousands of small reptile bones accumulated alongside the remains of animals hunted and gathered by people more than 11,000 years ago. For years, their presence raised a straightforward but difficult question:…