Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Silos of the past: New find reveals ancient food storage structures: Scientific American Blog

Silos of the past: New find reveals ancient food storage structures: Scientific American Blog:

"Archeologists have uncovered surprisingly sophisticated grain storage that predates plant domestication. An excavation site near the Dead Sea in Jordan has revealed an 11,000-year-old granary, which even had elevated floors to prevent rodent pilfering and to increase air circulation. "



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