Central Americans may have initially utilized teosinte for its elevated sugar content, by chewing its stalks that bear a resemblance to sugarcane, a practice that continues among current western Mexicans. In the Neolithic period, people …
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Creating myths is inherent in the human brain
Myths and fables do not originate as complete stories directly from the shared unconscious mind, despite mystical beliefs suggesting otherwise. Claude Lévi-Strauss proposes that the inclination for creating myths is inherent in the human brain, …
Four members of the Gossypium genus referred to as cottons
There are four members of the Gossypium genus referred to as cottons, with two found in the Old World and two in the New World. Cultivated and hybridized for an extended period, the Old World …
Claude Duret French botanist, chapter in his book Histoire Admirable des Plantes
Dependable Claude Duret French botanist, dedicated a chapter in his book Histoire Admirable des Plantes (1605) to ‘The Boramets of Scythia, or Tartary, actual Zoophytes or plant-animals; meaning plants that are living and sensitive like …
Forests and cultivated fields continue to represent wildness and civilization
Forests and cultivated fields continue to represent fundamental human conditions: wildness and civilization. Some locations remain in a perpetual state of transition due to unique soil characteristics and historical factors. Progress in farming is short-lived …