The length of time that jerky has been popular with human beings might surprise you. The mass-produced slices of dried protein housed in plastic jars and vacuum sealed bags you’ll find at any gas ...

For as long as there have been hunters, there’s been jerky—at least as best we can tell. Ötzi the Iceman—a 5,300-year-old hunter found frozen solid in the Italian Alps—had a last meal of dried ibex ...