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Our ancestors in Africa ate roasted root vegetables 170 thousand years ago

Almost everyone enjoys roasted root vegetables, and our ancestors were no exception. An archaeological team excavated the remains of starchy rhizomes cooked 170,000 years ago in the Border Cave, South Africa. In total, 55 whole charred rhizomes were recovered from the same species - Hypoxis... click to read more

Lyn Wadley | Honorary Professor at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Christine Sievers | Senior Lecturer at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Stone Age

palaeo-diet

carbohydrate

South Africa

Reading time 3.5 min

published on Sep 15, 2020

Ancient human DNA from a 10000 years old "chewing gum"

In recent decades ancient DNA has been continuously used as a part of the tool-kit for studying human history and evolution. Ancient human DNA is found in both organic and inorganic material, for example, bones, teeth, mummified materials, coprolites, soil, etc. Bones and teeth harbor the... click to read more

Natalija Kashuba | PhD student at Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, Archaeology, Uppsala University, Sweden

DNA

division of labor

Mesolithic

lumps

distilled birch bark pitch

Stone Age

Reading time 3 min

published on Dec 3, 2019