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Neanderthals Oldest cooked leftovers ever found suggest Neanderthals were foodies

 From The Guardian, Linda Geddes , Edited  by Amal Udawatta, Reconstructions of a Neanderthal man, left, and woman at the Neanderthal museum in Mettmann, Germany.  Photograph: Martin Meissner/AP If you thought  Neanderthals  survived on a diet of foraged berries and uncooked animal flesh, think again. Charred remnants of what appear be the world’s oldest cooked meal ever found have been unearthed in a cave complex in northern Iraq, prompting speculation that Neanderthals may have been foodies "Our findings are the first real indication of complex cooking – and thus of food culture – among Neanderthals,” said Chris Hunt, a professor of cultural paleoecology at  Liverpool John Moores University , who coordinated the excavation. A microscopic image of the charred remains of pulse-rich food from the Shanidar Cave Hunt and his colleagues have even tried to recreate one of the recipes, using seeds gathered from nearby the caves. “It made a sort of pancake-cum-flatbread which was really

Liverpool's Eurovision arena investigates safety concerns at Jamie Webster gig

  By Ian Youngs, Entertainment & arts reporter,  -BBC, Eddited by - Vinuri Randhula Silva, IMAGE SOURCE, GETTY IMAGES Image caption, Jamie Webster was playing his biggest home town show The Liverpool arena where the Eurovision Song Contest will be held next year has apologised and pledged to investigate after fans complained about safety concerns at a sold-out concert. Some fans at the M&S Bank Arena to see Jamie Webster on Saturday reported overcrowding and poor ticket checks. Paul Lang, from Birkenhead, said: "It didn't feel like a safe environment." The venue said there were reports of overcrowding but it was resolved, and appropriate ticket checks were done. Police said they "did attend the venue briefly". Indie singer-songwriter Webster, who was playing his biggest home town gig, had to cut the encore from his set. Image caption, Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena said a "detailed investigation" has begun Mr Lang told BBC Radio Merseyside

Spielberg's The Fabelmans review: An emotional crowd

      From BBC News,       By Caryn James,      Edited by - Vinuri Randhula Silva,          (Image credit:  Universal Pictures ) Starring Michelle Williams and Paul Dano, Steven Spielberg's semi-autobiographical The Fabelmans is infused with warmth, and "one of the year's most genuinely heartfelt films", writes Caryn James. Making crowd-pleasing movies is Steven Spielberg's superpower, and sometimes his biggest jerking ("ET go home") tug of sentimentality. His autobiographical The Fabelmans is definitely a crowd-pleaser. It won the Audience Award at the  Toronto Film Festival , instantly vaulting it to the top of the   flaw, pulling him toward a tear- Oscars race. But this fictional version of his childhood and adolescence is also among his most rigorous and emotionally honest films, largely avoiding self-indulgence. Infused with family warmth, but with a knowing adult eye on the loss of innocence, it is one of the year's most genuinely heartfelt fil

First Person: Saving lives and preventing the spread of cholera in Haiti

      From  UN News,       Edited by - Amal Udawatta, © PAHO/WHO   Community health worker Esterline Dumezil visits families in Cité Soleil. Facebook   Twitter   Print   Em The deadly but treatable disease has been spreading across the country and according to the latest Government figures published  The deadly but treatable disease has been spreading across the country and according to the latest Government figures published on 16 November there have been some 8,100 people admitted to hospital and over 170 deaths. Esterline Dumezil was trained by the Ministry of Public Health and Population and by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/ WHO ). “I have been working in the commune of Cité Soleil in Port-au-Prince since 2014, so for eight years The situation has deteriorated over time which means life is very difficult for the people who live here. They talk to me about their health concerns, but they also worry about the economic and security situation. They are very fearful about t