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65,000-year-old plant remains show the earliest Australians spent plenty of time cooking

  • Written by S. Anna Florin, PhD candidate, The University of Queensland
Researchers May Nango, Djaykuk Djandjomerr and S. Anna Florin collecting plants in Kakadu National Park.Elspeth Hayes, Author provided

Australia’s first people ate a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, nuts and other plant foods, many of which would have taken considerable time and knowledge to prepare, according to our analysis of charred...

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