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How early humans quest for food stoked the flames of evolution The Banquet of the Monarchs, c1579, by Alonzo Sanchez Coello: ‘high food culture’ in the middle ages. Photograph: Album/Alamy The Banquet of the Monarchs, c1579, by Alonzo Sanchez Coello: ‘high food culture’ in the middle ages. Photograph: Album/Alamy A love of complex smells and flavours gave our ancestors an edge and stopped hangovers Sun 7 Mar 2021 01.16 EST Human evolution and exploration of the world were shaped by a hu...

The evolution of early humans was fuelled by their quest for delicious food and flavour, academics have argued.   In their new book Rob Dunn and Monica Sanchez have suggested those who could smell more complex scents and enjoyed sour foods had an advantage over others.  The academics also believe our ancestors who were able to smell the difference between rotting and fermenting food had a better chance of survival, The Observer reports.   Academics Rob Dunn and Monica Sanchez have suggest...