Food

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A valid assessment of the nutrition and way of life of the villagers may be made solely from the remains of meals. All the animals mentioned above provided basic foodstuffs, of which their brains and marrow were important elements, since long bones and skulls are habitually found split open. Given the abundance of freshwater oyster shells, it is natural to suppose that fish and shellfish provided an especially important part of their diet. This also comprised cooked vegetables and a porridge of cereals and frequently of acorns, too, the remains of such meals often being found encrusted on pots.