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The History of Agriculture
Martin jones, professor of archaeological science, sees this alchemy of food as an essential part of human evolt. As the human species expanded across the globe, we had to have a competitive edge over other animals going for the easy food. We went for things like the small, hard grass seeds we call cereals, that are indigestible if eaten raw, and may even be poisonous. And we went into the poisonous giant tubers like the yam and the tarrow, which also had to be leached ground up and cooked before we could eat them. For me, the most surprising thing about these new plants is that in their natural state, you very often can't
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