Geochemical research reveals dietary variability in modern pastoralists

The pastoralist lifestyle is often depicted as an unchanging dietary reliance on herd animals and mobility. This is particularly the case in eastern Africa, where a dedicated focus on herds, meat and dairy, alongside extreme mobility, is seen as the perfect adaptation to aridity, seasonal climate variability, and political unpredictability.

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