Rodents like hamsters ... can be the main dish of ancient Scotland

A new archaeological finding suggests that hamsters may be the favorite food of ancient Scottish residents.

According to archaeological experts, he said, the ancient Scottish inhabitants of the Orkney Islands, England, in addition to dinner with specific foods once discovered such as venison, oysters, crabs, cod and fish, the hamsters are also in Top of their popular favorite dishes.

To this conclusion, a team of international researchers found four moats containing many intact hamster fossils in the ancient village of Skara Brae, estimating the village was 5400 years old.

Rodents like hamsters ... can be the main dish of ancient Scotland Picture 1 Photo source: Internet

' This is an important new proof that rodents can be a popular dish of the ancient Stone Age people '.

Rodents like hamsters ... can be the main dish of ancient Scotland Picture 2 Photo source: Internet

Ancient residents considered rodent meat as a protein-rich food. And when analyzing the rat fossil carbon isotope, it is possible that these rats can be partially baked on embers and not burnt completely like some destruction or killing mice.

These signs of baked rat carbon in Scotland are quite similar to archaeological data about a baked mouse that appears in archaeological sites in Patagonia and South Africa.