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The Salt
Beer archaeologist Travis Rupp inspects his latest "Ale of Antiquity," George Washington Porter, surrounded by the oak barrels it fermented in at Avery Brewing Co. in Boulder, Colo.

Beer Archaeologists Are Reviving Ancient Ales — With Some Strange Results

May 26, 2019
From pre-Incan to Viking-inspired to a George Washington porter, these beer scientists devote their resources toward re-creating age-old flavors. And sometimes that leads to some sticky situations.
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Ocellated turkeys stand out for their bright blue heads and iridescent feathers. They're still around the Yucatan today.

Ancient Turkey Bones In Mexico Reveal A Strange Relationship With Humans

Jan 31, 2018
New tests reveal humans have long raised the birds, and not just for food. Ancient Mesoamericans were buried with turkeys, perhaps as snacks, companions or status symbols. There was even a turkey god.
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Researchers from the Max Planck Institute excavate the East Gallery of Denisova Cave in Siberia in August 2010. With ancient bone fragments so hard to come by, being able to successfully filter dirt for the DNA of extinct human ancestors can open new doo

Dust To Dust: Scientists Find DNA Of Human Ancestors In Cave Floor Dirt

Jan 04, 2017
Anthropologists in Germany say they may not need old bones to recover ancient DNA. They just analyze dust from the floor of caves where Neanderthals and other now-extinct human relatives once resided.
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