STONE ME: Prehistoric Farmers Were Bugged By Insects And Mice, Says Study

Lower jaw and front limb bones of wood mice (Apodemus cf. sylvaticus) evaluated by the University of Basel in Switzerland. Note: Licensed photo. (Raul Soteras, AgriChange project/Newsflash) Lower jaw and front limb bones of wood mice (Apodemus cf. sylvaticus) evaluated by the University of Basel in Switzerland. Note: Licensed photo. (Raul Soteras, AgriChange project/Newsflash)
Copyrights: Raul Soteras, AgriChange project/Newsflash

01 July 2022
Stone Age farmers in southern France were fighting mice and insects feasting on their supplies 4,000 years ago, a new study has revealed. An international team of archaeologists led by Basel University examined sediment layers of three prehistoric wells to find out more about settlements...