With a little guidance and a lot of practice, even you can make stone tools the way our oldest ancestors did – and learn to recognize the signs of a deliberately made tool.
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Using Greek and Roman texts, Egyptian iconography and archaeological remains, we have a pretty good idea as to how olive oil was made.
Laboratory experiments with bat poo reveal how archaeological materials in tropical caves have been chemically altered over the millennia.
Beer was extremely popular in ancient Mesopotamia. Sipped through straws, it differed from today’s beer and was enjoyed by people from all walks of life.
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Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH), University of Wollongong
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Assistant Professor of History, North Carolina State University
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Lecturer in Archaeology and Classical Studies, Adelaide University ; School of Advanced Study, University of London
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Ph.D. candidate, University of Wollongong
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Associate Professor and Director, Flinders Microarchaeology Laboratory, Flinders University
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Ph.D. Candidate in Anthropology, Institute of Human Origins, Arizona State University