article_snippet.sent: the female was 'robust, relatively tall, [and] apparently healthy', explained researchers   , and would have lived in the 'cold, open environment of Oldest Dryas.'
article_snippet.sent: the female and the female peers would have used stone tools, needles made from bones and projectile tips fashioned from the antlers of the deer and the El Mirón Cave in Cantabria would have been used for shelter and living quarters.
article_snippet.sent: Herself and her peers would have hunted for ibex and red deer, fished for salmon and ate plants, including some seeds and mushrooms.
article_snippet.sent: Robert Power, who led the research, said: 'These types of microremains show that the individuals at El Mirón consumed a variety of plants from different environments, as well as other foods, including possibly bolete mushrooms. '
article_snippet.sent: There is some evidence that the people living in the cave at the time ate large amounts of meat from red deer and ibex but there are few signs of what role plants played in role plants diet.
article_snippet.sent: his colleagues said: 'The types of microremains show that the individuals at El Mirón consumed a variety of plants, including seeds and underground storage organs, as well as other foods, including possibly bolete mushrooms. '
article_snippet.sent: their findings suggest that plant and plant-like foods were parts of her diet, supplementing staples derived from animal foods.'