Cavemen hunted turtles — but not for food, new research suggests. Scientists say that shells of reptiles caught by children may have been used as ladles or digging devices by early humans over 100,000 ...
Neanderthals hunted European pond turtles (Emys orbicularis) in Central Europe, though probably not for food. The careful cleaning of carapace elements at Neumark-Nord indicates that shells were ...