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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
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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
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Reading time 3 min
published on Dec 3, 2019
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