Cave debris may be the oldest known example of people eating starch
Charred material found in South Africa suggests humans digested starch long before farming
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STARCHY SITE Ashy discoveries in South Africa’s Klasies River Cave suggest that humans cooked and ate starchy plants such tubers and roots as early as 120,000 years ago.
Wits University