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279 - Archaeology and Old Wooden Tools

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On today’s episode: There’s news on the long term effects of the keto diet, and it’s not great. We go on an archaeological journey to learn about some old wooden tools. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES https://news.med.virginia.edu/research/scientists-reveal-how-ketogenic-diet-protects-against-seizures-when-drugs-fail/ https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/fatty-liver-disease-masld/symptoms-causes/syc-20354567 https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/are-you-getting-too-much-protein Stick shaped by ancient humans is the oldest known wooden tool | New Scientist This 67,800-year-old hand stencil is the world’s oldest human-made art | Ars Technica Some of the oldest harpoons ever found reveal Indigenous people in Brazil were hunting whales 5,000 years ago | Live Science Oldest stone tools pre-date earliest humans | BBC Marathousa 1: a new Middle Pleistocene archaeological site from Greece | Antiquity Locating Sites | Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center

CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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