A brand new study looking at the fossilized plaque of Neanderthals found some very veggie evidence. Was it plant-ed by vegan paleo-terrorists or were they themselves vegan paleos?

Main Study:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature21674.html

Various Quotes Articles on Main Study:
http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-neanderthal-diet-teeth-20170309-story.html

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/neanderthals-vegetarians-natural-penicillin-aspirin-medicine-prehistoric-homo-sapiens-a7619081.html

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/03/08/519048010/some-neanderthals-were-vegetarian-and-they-likely-kissed-our-human-ancestors

Neanderthals cooking starches 40-50,000 years ago:
http://www.pnas.org/content/108/2/486.full.pdf

Neanderthals were smart:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/apr/30/neanderthals-not-less-intelligent-humans-scientists

As High As 5% Neanderthal DNA:
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/10/at-5-neanderthal-you-are-an-outlier/263475/

Neanderthal Calorie Requirements:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/10/neanderthals/hall-text/3