Plants Archive
Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - An Oregon State University study has uncovered evidence that Indigenous groups in the Pacific Northwest intentionally harvested edible camas bulbs at optimal stages
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The mysterious Philistine culture that thrived during the Iron Age (around 1200–604 BCE) significantly impacted the cultural history, farming practices, and eating habits
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Evolution
Eddie Gonzales Jr. - AncientPages.com - A new study published in Biology Letters by researchers from the University of Bath (UK) and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico) shows that flowering plants
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Evolution
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Long before the invention of agriculture, humans already knew how to process cereals and other wild plants into a flour suitable for food—and
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Fossils
Eddie Gonzales Jr. – AncientPages.com – Cycads, a group of gymnosperms that can resemble miniature palm trees (like the popular sago palm houseplant) were long thought to be
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Scientists have puzzled over the origin of Namibia's fairy circles for nearly half a century. It boiled down to two main theories: either
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Under the aegis of the University of Oslo, an international research team has extracted and analyzed plant DNA from the sediments of the
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News
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Polynesian explorers discovered a treasure trove of unique plants and animals when they arrived in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia, according to
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Civilizations
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Many ancient cultures used plants to treat infections and diseases. Archaeological evidence indicates that the use of medicinal plants dates back to the Paleolithic age,
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Scientists can once again offer evidence Stone Age humans were not as primitive as previously thought. Early cave paintings of hunting scenes may
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Aztec Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Among the main sculptures that have come to us from the ancient Nahuatl culture is Xochipilli, the 'Lord of Flowers'. Scholars believe that the
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - A showdown with religious dogmas, an early scientific approach, and diligent use of plants were some of the ingredients of ancient medicine. Welcome aboard a historic journey
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeological discoveries have provided us with plenty of evidence that the Neanderthals were not as primitive as we previously thought. Scientists have examined
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