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The ‘Leicester’ Casta Paintings

The ‘Leicester’ Casta Paintings

Mar 30, 2023 | Casta Paintings, News

I spoke at a fascinating conference about the ‘Leicester’ Casta Paintings

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Potato Quote

‘Starch granules of Solanum jamesii extracted from ground stone tools establish wild potato use as early as 10,900-10,100 calendar years B.P. in southern Utah. This discovery is the earliest documented use of potatoes in North America.’

— Lisbeth Louderback and Bruce Pavlik, ‘Starch Granule Evidence for the Earliest Potato use in North America’, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 18 July 2017.
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