News tagged with manioc
Study shows Maya intensively cultivated manioc 1,400 years ago
A University of Colorado at Boulder team has uncovered an ancient and previously unknown Maya agricultural system -- a large manioc field intensively cultivated as a staple crop that was buried and exquisitely ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 16, 2009 |
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Team discovers ancient road at Maya village buried by volcanic ash 1,400 years ago
A University of Colorado Boulder-led team excavating a Maya village in El Salvador buried by a volcanic eruption 1,400 years ago has unexpectedly hit an ancient white road that appears to lead to and from ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 05, 2011 |
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Plant remains link farming to landscape damage in Peru
A study of food remains from ancient settlement sites along the lower Ica valley in Peru, confirms earlier suggestions that farming undermined the natural vegetation so badly that eventually much of the area ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 15, 2011 |
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Climate-related weather disasters could provide opportunities for the rural poor
A new study in Honduras suggests that climate-related weather disasters may sometimes actually provide opportunities for the rural poor to improve their lives.
Mar 14, 2011 |
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Photos released to protect endangered Amazonians
Brazil has allowed the release of rare photographs of Amazonian natives to bring attention to the plight of indigenous people who rights groups say are faced with possible extinction.
Jan 31, 2011 |
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Beware the smell of bitter almonds: Why do many food plants contain cyanide?
(PhysOrg.com) -- In murder mysteries, the detective usually diagnoses cyanide poisoning by the scent of bitter almonds wafting from the corpse. The detective knows what many of us might find surprising — that ...
Jul 21, 2010 |
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Studying ancient man to learn to prevent disease
Health care as we know it didn't exist 3,000 years ago. But along the Georgia coast, the Pacific Northwest, and coastal Brazil, people grew tall and strong and lived relatively free of disease. They ate game, fish, shellfish ...
Sep 15, 2009 |
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Ignition for Colombian yucca car
After a three-year slog Colombian scientists have revved up a car that runs on yucca-derived ethanol, spurring hopes that the Latin American staple could be transformed into an abundant fuel.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Aug 21, 2009 |
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Ancient Humans Left Evidence from the Party that Ended 4,000 Years Ago
(PhysOrg.com) -- The party was over more than 4,000 years ago, but the remnants still remain in the gourds and squashes that served as dishware. For the first time, University of Missouri researchers have ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jul 21, 2009 |
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Warriors do not always get the girl
Aggressive, vengeful behavior of individuals in some South American groups has been considered the means for men to obtain more wives and more children, but an international team of anthropologists working in Ecuador among ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 11, 2009 |
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Team discovers first ancient manioc fields in Americas
A University of Colorado at Boulder team excavating an ancient Maya village in El Salvador buried by a volcanic eruption 1,400 years ago has discovered an ancient field of manioc, the first evidence for cultivation ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 20, 2007 |
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