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In previous posts, I reviewed some of the evidence suggesting that human evolution has accelerated rapidly since the development of agricult...

Labels: archaeology, celiac, diet, evolution, genetics, gluten, Masai, minerals, native diet, paleolithic diet, phytic acid

Posted by Admin | 8:00 PM

My statements about carbohydrate and insulin in the previous post seem to have kicked up some dust!  Some people are even suggesting I'v...

Labels: archaeology, fats, Food reward, low-carb, overweight

Posted by Admin | 2:40 PM

Normal Human Occlusion In 1967, a team of geneticists and anthropologists published an extensive study of a population of Brazilian hunter...

Labels: archaeology, dental health, diseases of civilization

Posted by Admin | 7:00 PM

In his epic work Nutrition and Physical Degeneration , Dr. Weston Price documented the abnormal dental development and susceptibility to too...

Labels: archaeology, dental health, diet, diseases of civilization, genetics, Pima

Posted by Admin | 10:00 AM

In April of 1982, archaeologists from around the globe converged on Plattsburgh, New York for a research symposium. Their goal: ...[to use]...

Labels: archaeology, book review, dental health, diet, low-carb, native diet, paleolithic diet

Posted by Admin | 6:00 PM

Vegetarians deserve our respect. They're usually thoughtful, conscientious people who make sacrifices for environmental and ethical rea...

Labels: archaeology, diet

Posted by Admin | 10:18 PM

Europe once teemed with large mammals, including species of elephant, lion, tiger, bear, moose and bison. America was also home to a numb...

Labels: archaeology, diet, environment

Posted by Admin | 8:00 PM

If paleolithic people were healthier than us due to their hunter-gatherer lifestyle, why did they have a shorter life expectancy than we do ...

Labels: archaeology, paleolithic diet

Posted by Admin | 10:00 PM

I recently read this book after discovering it on another health site. It's a compilation of chapters written by several researchers in...

Labels: archaeology, book review, diet

Posted by Admin | 6:38 PM

[Update 8/2011: as I've learned more about human genetics and evolution, I've come to appreciate that many Europeans actually descen...

Labels: archaeology, diet, gluten