Ancient Angling: The Unlikely Story of Prehistoric Humans and Trout Recent discoveries in Norway have shed new light on the relationship between ancient humans and their environment.
A study published in Antiquity reveals that prehistoric humans introduced trout to mountain lakes and rivers, challenging long held assumptions about human fish interactions.
For decades, researchers have suggested that fish in Norway's highlands were descendants of translocated species. However, pinpointing when this began was a puzzle waiting to be solved.