Credit: Santeri VanHanen, CC-by 4.0 licence
Posted on 04/05/2019 8:23:04 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
The age of the grains was ascertained using radiocarbon dating. Based on the results, the grains originated in the period of the Pitted Ware culture, thus being approximately 4,300-5,300 years old. In addition to the cereal grains, the plant remnants found in the sites included hazelnut shells, apple seeds, tuberous roots of lesser celandine and rose hips. The study suggests that small-scale farming was adopted by the Pitted Ware Culture by learning the trade from farmers of the Funnel Beaker Culture, the latter having expanded from continental Europe to Scandinavia. Other archaeological artefacts are also evidence of close contact between these two cultures. "The grains found on Aland are proof that the Pitted Ware Culture introduced cultivation to places where it had not yet been practised," says Santeri Vanhanen, a doctoral student of archaeology at the University of Helsinki.
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Credit: Santeri VanHanen, CC-by 4.0 licence
Probably teaching them to make beer.
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That’s actually mentioned, good call!
The things we barley dug up are amazing. Good read.
:^) Tull’s done that one as well, various iterations, here’s one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyDluDeVItw
I’ve also enjoyed the old live version from Traffic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU_YQNLfDt4
Wow, a version by Joe Walsh et al:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbgj1ugGy4M
;^)
I’ll ping the whole list sometime after I get home.
Maybe the earth was warmer then...what with all the oil burning SUV's tooling around.
Well, I’ll be! Always been a big fan of both Tull and Joe Walsh but I’ve never heard them play that song.
Thanks!
Beat me. Amazing how ear warms last a lifetime.
And I knew it was an old public domain tune, but wow, nice wikiwacky page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Barleycorn
Glad to read this... What a relief... Now I’ll sleep better at night... /s
Yes they do!
Teaching your neighbors how to farm sounds like a good way to prevent invasions to steal your own food. That’s in addition to the trade opportunities and alliances forged by such a practice. I imagine the indians who taught pilgrims how to cultivate corn were of a similar mindset.
Wow! The song goes back to the 16th Century. At least.
It fits the thread better than I thought.
I think I like Tull’s rendition better than Traffic’s.
I love plants! Vegans are monstrous people.
:)
Might I recommend “The history of the world in 6 glasses”, a book that explains the origins of beer, wine, liquor, coffee, tea and Coca-Cola and how they fit into world history? I think you might enjoy it.
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