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cover of episode Audio long-read: How ancient people fell in love with bread, beer and other carbs

Audio long-read: How ancient people fell in love with bread, beer and other carbs

2021/7/26
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Archaeological evidence shows that ancient people ate carbs, long before domesticated crops.

****While the idea that early humans subsisted mainly on meat persists, archaeologists are increasingly understanding that ancient people have actually long been in love with carbs, even before the advent of agriculture.

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