Isotope analysis of Neanderthal tooth and bone fragments reveals that they ate few fruits and veg and were almost entirely carnivorous.

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Part of a Neanderthal man's skull was dredged up from the North Sea.

Isotopes in the 60,000-year-old fossil suggest a carnivorous diet, matching results from other Neanderthal specimens.

The results of the stable isotope analysis fit with what is known about other examples of this species, though other research suggests that in Gibraltar, on the southern coast of Iberia, some Neanderthals were exploiting marine resources, including dolphins, monk seals and mussels.

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