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

Mummified Bird, Baby Found in Cave Shed Light on Earliest Desert Farmers

October 27, 2016 —by Blake de Pastino 3275 1

Archaeologists investigating a cave have discovered an unusual burial that’s providing new insights into the ways of some of the earliest farmers of the Chihuahuan Desert.

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

March 10, 2016 —by Blake de Pastino 1511 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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Mummified Bird, Baby Found in Cave Shed Light on Earliest Desert Farmers

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

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