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Category: Archaeology

Posted on November 30, 2008November 30, 2008

Catch a fire, China-style

The 18 researchers, most of them based in China, subjected the cannabis to a battery of tests, including carbon dating and genetic analysis. Scientists also tried to germinate 100 of the seeds found in the cache, without success.

Bummer, man. Via.

Posted on November 20, 2008November 21, 2008

The Lost Cities of the Amazon

That’s the cheesy title of what should be a fascinating National Geographic documentary on a subject that we’ve covered here a number of times: the idea that the Amazon was once thickly settled. If anyone sees it, do let us know what it’s like.

Posted on November 8, 2008November 8, 2008

Nibbles: Origins, Fungi, Animal welfare, Climate & history, Salmon, Butter

  • A shaman’s grave from the verge of agriculture.
  • Mushroom improves violin’s sound.
  • Good news for California’s livestock.
  • Linking climate and the rise and fall of China’s dynasties.
  • I love pictures of gigantic fish, don’t you? Not farmed, thankfully.
  • Making butter.
Posted on October 28, 2008October 28, 2008

Nibbles: Nibbles, Nibbles, Nibbles

  1. Terra Madre day 4: Fast Nibbles.
  2. Biggest Chinese nibble in the world.
  3. Martin Luther’s nibbles.
Posted on October 25, 2008October 25, 2008

Nibbles: Cereal, Bushmeat, Aquaculture, Olive oil

  • Neolithic parboiled bulgur wheat.
  • Applying “catch shares” to bushmeat.
  • The pros and cons of fish farming in Latin America.
  • “It’s a masochistic business. Masochistic.”

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Fresh Nibbles

    1. Why the modern food system prizes uniformity even though resilience depends on diversity. Spoiler alert: follow the money.
    2. Historic crop varieties are finding renewed relevance as farmers contend with more volatile weather, emerging pests and changing markets. Let’s hope there’s money to conserve them.
    3. India’s traditional wheat varieties contain diversity that could help breeders develop crops better able to withstand heat and drought. Let’s hope there’s money to conserve them.
    4. India announces significant progress in conserving its wild rice genetic resources. Great that there was money to conserve them.
    5. Community seed banks across Kenya are calling for formal recognition and sustained support, arguing that locally managed collections strengthen seed sovereignty, preserve traditional varieties and help farming communities adapt to climate change. Yes, but are they enough without national genebanks?
    6. Researchers are racing to conserve wild coffee species whose genetic diversity may provide the resistance and resilience needed to secure tomorrow’s morning cup. Is the industry contributing, though ?
    7. New history of the macadamia traces its remarkable journey from Australia’s native forests to a global crop, while underscoring why conserving the remaining wild populations is essential for the crop’s long-term future.
    8. Researchers at the University of the South Pacific investigate how taro can withstand climate change, combining research with conservation to help protect one of the region’s most culturally and nutritionally important staple crops.
    9. Chester Zoo collects seeds from highly threatened cacti, because why not?

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