400,000 Years Ago, Humans Ate Elephants—and Recycled Their Bones

400,000 Years Ago, Humans Ate Elephants—and Recycled Their Bones

Long before ancient Rome was the city of gladiators, emperors, and espresso bars, it was a hotbed of elephant butchery. Roughly 400,000 years ago, a band of early humans came across a creature that would make today’s African elephant look pocket-sized by comparison. It’s the Palaeoloxodon antiquus. In your mind’s eye, picture an elephant, but […] The post 400,000 Years Ago, Humans Ate Elephants—and Recycled Their Bones appeared first on VICE .