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Coastal Strip in Brazil Sheds New Light on Early Farming

September 5, 2018
In a brief article by Heritage Daily, it is announced that an international team of scientists from the University of York used teeth and bones of ancient humans remains to analyze ancient diets. The research shows that humans may have been cultivating plants on a narrow coastal strip in Brazil as far back as 4,800 years ago! The results also reveal that the individuals were eating a diet full of carbohydrates; suggesting that the may have cultivated plants like yams and sweet potatoes. Senior author of the study, Dr. André Colonese from the Department of Archaeology at the University of York, said: "Our findings may place the Atlantic Forest 'on the map' of early plant cultivation in the Americas." " 

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