Mayan Sacrificial Spider Monkey, Lost Roman Legions, Mesolithic Fur & Feathers, Mesopotamian Meat Feasts, A Palaeolithic 'Plant-Based' Burger and much more
> “The timing of this genetic admixture aligns with the almost total extinction of Madagascar’s native megafauna. Megafaunal extinction and its causes are a hotly debated topic, but in this case at least it seems irrefutable that human activity led to their demise.”
“irrefutable” seems overly strong for “led to” given the context; you haven’t presented evidence for the absence of other factors. “immediately preceded” would be safer: https://m.xkcd.com/552/
Monthly Archaeology Round-Up: November
> “The timing of this genetic admixture aligns with the almost total extinction of Madagascar’s native megafauna. Megafaunal extinction and its causes are a hotly debated topic, but in this case at least it seems irrefutable that human activity led to their demise.”
“irrefutable” seems overly strong for “led to” given the context; you haven’t presented evidence for the absence of other factors. “immediately preceded” would be safer: https://m.xkcd.com/552/
North Americans utilized a method termed
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/food-science/nixtamalization.
Hi!
I liked your UnHerd article a lot!
I think you missed an hyperlink under "due & feather" paragraph, in "a material I’ve covered in more detail here".