Ancient Granary Predates Agriculture


	Ancient Granary Predates Agriculture

chestnut501

6-27-2009 9:13 PM

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In a report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers announced the discovery of a granary for storing wild barley and oats, which was built well before the advent of agriculture.

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6-28-2009 3:38 PM

ratilfar

Makes sense if wild grains were plentiful in the summer/fall.

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