A 200,000-year-old cut of meat

Tel Aviv University archaeologists shed light on life, diet and society before the delicatessen

		IMAGE: This is a bone from the Qusem Cave in Israel showing irregular cutmarks. Click here for more information.

Contestants on TV shows like Top Chef and Hell's Kitchen know that their meat-cutting skills will be scrutinized by a panel of unforgiving judges. Now, new archaeological evidence is getting the same scrutiny by scientists at Tel Aviv University and the University of Arizona.