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Methuselah, the first date palm tree grown from ancient seeds, in a photo taken in 2008.

Dates Like Jesus Ate? Scientists Revive Ancient Trees From 2,000-Year-Old Seeds

Feb 06, 2020
Researchers in Israel have grown date palm trees from ancient seeds found at the same site as the Dead Sea Scrolls. Those trees might soon produce fruit, re-creating the taste of antiquity.
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A researcher gathers breadcrumbs at an excavation site in Jordan. The 14,000-year-old crumbs suggest that ancient tribes were quite adept at food-making techniques, and developed them earlier than we had given them credit for.

14,000-Year-Old Piece Of Bread Rewrites The History Of Baking And Farming

Jul 24, 2018
Breadcrumbs found at an excavation in Jordan reveal that humans were baking thousands of years earlier than previously believed. It may have even prompted them to settle down and plant cereals.
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McGovern says that Chateau Jiahu, from China, is the earliest chemically confirmed fermented beverage he's ever found.

Meet The Indiana Jones Of Ancient Ales And Extreme Beverages

Jun 30, 2017
Patrick McGovern searches for and studies the residues of fermented drinks that can be thousands of years old — and then re-creates them. His new book explores these brews and their cultural value.
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Torben Rick, an anthropologist at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History and lead author of the research, examines a 1,500-year-old oyster shell in the museum's collection.

Oyster Archaeology: Ancient Trash Holds Clues To Sustainable Harvesting

Jul 28, 2016
Modern-day oyster populations in the Chesapeake are dwindling, but a multi-millennia archaeological survey shows that wasn't always the case. Native Americans harvested the shellfish sustainably.
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5,000-Year-Old Chinese Beer Recipe Revealed

May 23, 2016
Researchers discovered ancient "beer-making tool kits" in underground rooms built between 3400 and 2900 B.C. Analyses of funnels, pots and jugs show the brewers were using pretty advanced techniques.
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