Edible Insects and Human Evolution

Synopsis

Edible Insects And Human Evolution Investigates Insects In The Human Diet From An Evolutionary Perspective. This Book Argues That Insects Were Just As Important As Meat In The Past And That Today They Offer A Sustainable Alternative To Meat. Introduction To Entomophagy Anthropology -- Understanding The Ick Factor -- Ethnographic Examples Of Insect Foraging -- Nutrition And Reproductive Ecology -- Insect Eating In Nonhuman Primates -- Reconstructing The Role Of Insects In Diets Of Early Hominins -- Edible Insects And The Genus Homo -- The Potential For Future Discover: Testing Hypotheses Of Edible Insects -- Going Forward: Getting Over Our Obsession With Meat. Julie J. Lesnik. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.