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First Evidence of Corn Beer in Southwest Discovered on Teeth From Ancient Burials

March 10, 2016 —by Blake de Pastino 2975 0

Fossilized tooth plaque is revealing new details about life, food, and drink in the ancient city of Casas Grandes — including what archaeologists say is the first conclusive evidence of corn beer in the Greater Southwest.

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Hundreds of Dice, Game Pieces Found in Utah Cave Shed Light on Prehistoric Gambling

May 18, 2015 —by Blake de Pastino 4448 0

A cave on the shore of Utah’s Great Salt Lake is giving archaeologists a rare glimpse into a seldom-studied aspect of life in the ancient West — prehistoric gambling. Researchers…

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First Evidence of Corn Beer in Southwest Discovered on Teeth From Ancient Burials

Hundreds of Dice, Game Pieces Found in Utah Cave Shed Light on Prehistoric Gambling

Wyoming Wildfire Reveals ‘Massive’ Shoshone Camp, Thousands of Artifacts

New Dinosaur Found in Montana Reveals Tyrannosaurs’ True Face (They Didn’t Have Lips)

Elite ‘Dynasty’ at Chaco Canyon Got Its Power From One Woman, DNA Shows

Giant Skull Found in Alaska May Be Evidence of Elusive ‘King’ Polar Bear, Experts Say

Clovis Culture, Ice Age Fauna Weren’t Wiped Out by Cosmic Impact, Study Finds

America’s Earliest Traces of Potato Use Found at 10,900-Year-Old Utah Shelter

Rock Art in Chaco Canyon May Depict Ancient Solar Eclipse, Experts Say

World’s Best-Preserved Armored Dinosaur, a ‘Mona Lisa’ of Fossils, Found in Alberta

T. Rex Didn’t Have Feathers, New Study of Fossil Skin Finds

America’s Most Complete Armored Dinosaur, Soft Tissues Intact, Found in Montana