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Earliest roasted root vegetables found in 170,000-year-old cave dirt
New Scientist ^
| January 2, 2020
| Journal reference: Science
Posted on 02/04/2020 9:26:50 AM PST by SunkenCiv
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Middle Stone Age cooking
Early evidence of cooked starchy plant food is sparse, yet the consumption of starchy roots is likely to have been a key innovation in the human diet. Wadley et al. report the identification of whole, charred rhizomes of plants of the genus Hypoxis from Border Cave, South Africa, dated up to 170,000 years ago. These archaeobotanical remains represent the earliest direct evidence for the cooking of underground storage organs. The edible Hypoxis rhizomes appear to have been cooked and consumed in the cave by the Middle Stone Age humans at the site. Hypoxis has a wide geographical distribution, suggesting that the rhizomes could have been a ready and reliable carbohydrate source for Homo sapiens in Africa, perhaps facilitating the mobility of human populations.
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02/04/2020 9:26:50 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
Finally spending some time on the GGG backlog.
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posted on
02/04/2020 9:27:29 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: SunkenCiv
Wash them really, really good first.
To: SunkenCiv
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02/04/2020 9:30:31 AM PST
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rdl6989
To: SunkenCiv
‘Vegetarian’ is Neanderthalese for ‘Bad Hunter’..................
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posted on
02/04/2020 9:31:04 AM PST
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Red Badger
(Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.......... ..)
To: SunkenCiv
Bad hunters have been around a long time...
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posted on
02/04/2020 9:32:05 AM PST
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GraceG
("If I post an AWESOME MEME, STEAL IT! JUST RE-POST IT IN TWO PLACES PLEASE")
To: SunkenCiv
Also, would that be the earliest root cellar ever?
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02/04/2020 9:32:53 AM PST
by
Leep
(Everyday is Trump Day!)
To: SunkenCiv
Roasting vegetables...So simple even a caveman* can do it...
*Who were smarter than the modern Democrat party elites...😋
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02/04/2020 9:34:27 AM PST
by
Deplorable American1776
(Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
To: SunkenCiv
I just realized, based upon this post, that we can blame man caused global warming on those ancient Africans who began cooking their root vegetables instead of being thoughtful enough to be satisfied eating them raw.
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02/04/2020 9:35:33 AM PST
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GreyFriar
(Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
To: SunkenCiv
Meat and potatoes, it’s what’s for dinner!
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02/04/2020 9:36:30 AM PST
by
null and void
(The democrats just can't get over the fact that they lost an election they themselves rigged!)
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While we might switch to a plant-based diet with the best intentions, the unseen risks of vegan fast foods might not show up for years. They might sound like a guilt-free alternative or a gateway for the vegan-curious, but vegan fast food alternatives are often worse for your health than the meat equivalent.
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02/04/2020 9:38:10 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: SunkenCiv
Just Don't Eat 'Em Raw
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02/04/2020 9:40:23 AM PST
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: SunkenCiv
I could make a joke about “Vegetables and Dirt” being the top of the line entrée in some ethnic restaurants, but that would be wrong.
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02/04/2020 9:40:50 AM PST
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x
To: SunkenCiv
“the earliest roasted root vegetables yet found.”
So even back then, somebody didn’t eat their vegetables.
To: SunkenCiv
Did they also find organic goat cheese and white wine vinagrette?
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posted on
02/04/2020 9:54:16 AM PST
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PGR88
To: SunkenCiv
I wonder if their health insurance plans cut prices if they ate healthy?
Maybe a few extra bucks off for joining a gym
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02/04/2020 9:58:08 AM PST
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dp0622
(Radicals, racists Don't point do you at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin' to make ends meet)
To: SunkenCiv
There’s still a fruitcake that’s older.
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02/04/2020 10:02:42 AM PST
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GnuThere
To: SunkenCiv
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02/04/2020 10:06:24 AM PST
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LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
(TRUMP TRAIN !!! Get the hell out of the way if you are not on yet because we don't stop for idiots)
To: SunkenCiv
Take me out to the cave man,
Take me to Africa,
Buy me some mammoth, a big rib rack,
I don’t care if he’s white, red, or black,
Cause it’s root, root, root for potatoes,
If they don’t roast, it’s a shame,
For it’s ONE!-TWO!-three spears, you’re out
At the Cave Man Game!
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02/04/2020 10:39:37 AM PST
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chajin
("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
To: SunkenCiv
Somebody did not want to eat them even back than, eh?
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02/04/2020 10:50:32 AM PST
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doorgunner69
(Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading - T Jefferson)
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