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Health Secrets of the Plains Indians
Despite the wars and hardship they experienced, and the constant threat of smallpox and other epidemics, the nutrition of the nomadic Plains Indians tribes was among the very best in the world. Average height is an excellent measure of the general...
15 commentsSAN PEOPLE: AN OVERVIEW OF KINSHIP AND CULTURE SYSTEMS
According to Cultural anthropology by Nowak, B. & Laird, P. (2010) the San people, a foraging tribe in Africa, are traditionally a band society made up of family and relatives. Foraging bands such as the san survive by going where there is an abundance of food and water. They practice a gender based division of labor just like many other foraging bands, primarily with women caring for children and foraging for vegetation and men hunting and providing other skills such as tool making.
1 commentMermaids and Aquatic Apes
On the face of it both the Aquatic Ape Theory and mermaids are about aquatic humans and so, from this point of view, both concepts are very similar. But the former is a scientific theory while the latter is a myth, and also science claims that it is...
1 commentHow To Preserve Wild Morel Mushrooms
Many people have never heard of the Morel Mushroom so I would like to give you a brief background on this delicious fungal creature. Mind you, my research has not gone in depth because I would much rather hunt for these wonderful little morsels than...
18 commentsHow Do You Tell Good Quality Beef?
First of all, after reading this answer to this question I have this to say: "they", as in the meat industry, doesn't add a red dye to give that cut of beef that "lovely red colour." If you've seen a hanging carcass of a beef animal, the meat...
6 commentsFree Groceries, Safely Foraging For Wild Foods
how to safely forage for wild foods plus recipes for using things like cattails, dandelions, and other free foods
9 commentsMermaids Are Real: Part One
Most people today believe that mermaids are pure mythology, because as scientists tell us, a woman with a fish tail is a biological impossibility. A human being is a totally different species of animal from a fish and so it is out of the question...
4 commentsvideoHow To Plant Wild Asparagus
How to plant wild asparagus. First you have to find it in the hedgerows.
28 commentsWhen Bees Are Most Likely To Sting: Honeybee Colonies and Their Moods
Bees can sting, we all know that. And, let’s be honest, everybody knows that females of any species can be a bit moody. Apply this dictum to a colony of honeybees, which are nearly all female, and the occasional bee sting is inevitable. While the...
14 commentsA most talked-about weed - one that nobody smokes yet – Kudzu
Kudzu is a remarkable plant - a vine that can grow as much as a foot and a half a day. that will cover and smother whole forests of trees, buildings, and even parked cars. Kudzu has many uses, however, for example as food for man and livestock, erosion control, even basketmaking.
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