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Offline TylerDurden

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Easter Island civilisation ruined by sweet potato cultivation
« on: December 16, 2014, 10:09:36 pm »
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Re: Easter Island civilisation ruined by sweet potato cultivation
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2014, 10:56:23 am »
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'Sweet potato does not require processing or cooking before eating, and indeed was probably eaten raw as a source of both carbohydrates and water.'

...analysis also found starch grains that matched those from modern sweet potatoes.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2875836/Tiny-fossils-embedded-dental-plaque-human-teeth-reveal-doomed-Easter-Island-civilisation-mainly-ate-sweet-potato.html
Interesting, thanks.
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