Scientists—ancient Egyptians were vegetarians

Researchers from the University of Lyon claim that the diet of the ancient Egyptians and the modern vegetarian is very similar.

A team of researchers from the University of Lyon, radiocarbon Dating 45 mummies of people who lived in Egypt between 3500 BC and 600н.uh. They found that the subjects of the Pharaoh ate a lot of barley and wheat over a long period and a small number of fish. The results of the study resonate with many paintings in Egyptian tombs that show people working to harvest wheat. When the results were compared to the isotope ratio in hair of modern European vegetarians, the experts were able to confirm that the ancient Egyptians were mostly vegetarians, whose diet was wheat and barley.

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