Anthropologists studied the teeth of a prehistoric woman nicknamed the Red Lady who was found in the El Mirón cave in eastern Spain , Cantabria . The plaque showed signs of plant pollen and several mushroom spores . It is the earliest evidence for humans eating mushrooms yet discovered . Researchers say the mushrooms may have flavoured the Red Lady 's diet .
Anthropologists studied the teeth of a prehistoric woman nicknamed the Red Lady who was found in the El Mirón cave in eastern Cantabria , Spain . The plaque showed signs of plant pollen and several mushroom spores . It is the earliest evidence for humans eating mushrooms yet discovered . Researchers say the mushrooms may have flavoured the Red Lady 's diet .