Bread, like cheese, is a fundamental food and is more common than cheese, with form of bread found all over the Old World, including Europe, Ethiopia, India, the Levant, and Central Asia. Bread is very versatile and can go with just about anything, so let’s look at how bread became a thing. 12,000 years agoContinue reading “History of Bread”
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A concise history of cheese – part I
Cheddar, Mozzarella, Gruyere, Blue, Feta, Gorgonzola, cheese is a fundemental ingredient in many cuisines. Cheese is very versatile (almost a bit too versatile, in the case of Easy Cheese or Cheez Whiz) and one of the oldest fermented foods ever. So today, we’re going to take a look at this overlooked food item and seeContinue reading “A concise history of cheese – part I”
Ethnic Groups: Indo-Iranians
So this series is going to cover major ethno-linguistic (connected by shared languages and cultural similarities) groups, and I thought, why not start with a group that has done a big part in written history and whose languages and culture are among the most widely-spoken and followed even today? To start with a basic history,Continue reading “Ethnic Groups: Indo-Iranians”
A timeline of human cuisine
A compact history of gunpowder
Gunpowder is perhaps THE most influential thing in history. Except, maybe for iron. Still, without gunpowder, much of today’s resources, countries, and even fun wouldn’t exist. Unlike its name suggests, gunpowder is used for a lot more things than guns. And, as most important things do, gunpowder’s humble origins can be traced back to secretContinue reading “A compact history of gunpowder”
Australopithecus afarensis ‘Lucy’
Lucy is one of the most complete and famous early human skeletons that we have ever found, from a species called Australopithecus afarensis, or the Southern Ape of Afar, which is a region in Ethiopia. Lucy was discovered by anthropologist Donald Johanson in 1974, as part of an otherwise unsuccessful mission. Lucy was a hugeContinue reading “Australopithecus afarensis ‘Lucy’”
Australopithecus anamensis
The australopithecines were the first hominins to be found that we know for certain came after the human-chimpanzee split. The others that we’ve covered yet are still teetering on the edge of the split between humans and chimpanzees. Australopithecus anamensis is the first of this genus, and it was 4 million years old. Au. anamensisContinue reading “Australopithecus anamensis”
Ardipithecus
Something that’s always interesting is when you find a fossil, name it, give it a genus and a species, and then you find an older species from the same genus. You then look at how the older one evolved into the newer one and how the whole genus relates to other animals. Ardipithecus kadabba wasContinue reading “Ardipithecus”
Sahelanthropus tchadensis
Looking at the human family tree can be a bit too confusing, as we can’t really make out that much from fossils. For example, from fossils, we may never know if an animal liked one kind of fruit better than another or if two human species got on better than other human species. However, itContinue reading “Sahelanthropus tchadensis”
Pteranodon: Definitely not a dino
As the title says, this is not a dino, so why are we including Pteranodon in our dinosaur series? Here’s a list: Pterosaurs (to which Pteranodon belongs) are closely related to dinosaurs A lot of people know it and think it is a dinosaur We want people to know that it is in fact, notContinue reading “Pteranodon: Definitely not a dino”
Anay Ganesh 