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Evidence from dirty teeth: Ancient Peruvians ate well

Evidence from dirty teeth: Ancient Peruvians ate well

03 December 2008

Starch grains preserved on human teeth reveal that ancient Peruvians ate a variety of cultivated crops including squash, beans, peanuts and the fruit of cultivated pacay trees.

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Oetzi’s last supper

Oetzi’s last supper

03 December 2008

Study identifies six different mosses from the Tyrolean Iceman's alimentary tract

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Archeology of homelessness

Archeology of homelessness

25 November 2008

Archeology as a tool for contemporary decisions not just for understanding the past

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Bacterial biofilms as fossil makers

Bacterial biofilms as fossil makers

25 November 2008

Bacterial decay was once viewed as fossilization's mortal enemy, but new research suggests bacterial biofilms may have actually helped preserve the fossil record's most vulnerable stuff -- animal embryos and soft tissues.

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Getting Warmer? Prehistoric Climate Can Help Forecast Future Changes

Getting Warmer? Prehistoric Climate Can Help Forecast Future Changes

25 November 2008

The first comprehensive reconstruction of an extreme warm period shows the sensitivity of the climate system to changes in carbon dioxide (CO2) levels as well as the strong influence of ocean temperatures, heat transport from equatorial regions, and greenhouse gases on Earth's temperature.

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Lotman sheds new light on witch-hunting and epidemics of fear

Lotman sheds new light on witch-hunting and epidemics of fear

24 November 2008

An unpublished article from the Russian semiologist Yuri M. Lotman analyses how epidemics of fear work, through the study of witch-hunting processes which claimed thousands of victims in Catholic and Protestant

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