Our ancestors loved their fish well-fried, BTA reports, citing discoveries by Israeli archaeologists.

These are the oldest evidence of culinary preferences 780,000 years ago. 

"It's like we're putting a puzzle together, and that's how we can tell the story of human evolution," said Irit Zohar, lead author of the study, published Monday in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution. 

We still know relatively little about the eating habits of prehistoric people.

The Zohar publication reveals evidence of cooking in both Homo sapiens and Neanderthals 170,000 years ago. 

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Paleontologists believe that cooked food contributed to the strengthening and spread of our species, as it is easier to digest and more beneficial to the body.

The publication by Irit Zohar, a specialist in underwater archeology at the Museum of Natural History at Tel Aviv University, is the fruit of 16 years of research.

The scientific study used a catalog of fish remains found along the banks of the Jordan River.

However, some finds contain almost no bones and teeth, Zohar says.

This is the first evidence of cooking, as fish bones are extremely well preserved in fossils.

When heated to a temperature of several hundred degrees, they transform into gelatin. 

Archaeologists have also found pieces of charcoal that should have been in a hearth. 

According to scientists, Homo erectus discovered a way to make fire about 1.7 million years ago.

However, lighting fire for warmth does not mean that Homo erectus cooked its food. 

Another evidence that cooking was known 780,000 years ago is the fact that the remains show the selection of fish species.

The transformation of the enamel of the fish's teeth also shows that heating between 200 and 500 degrees Celsius was used.

The fish are not charred, but roasted.

So far, there is no definite answer as to how this cooking happened.

An in-ground furnace was probably used.

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