Friday, September 7, 2012

Hair from ancient Alaskans offers clues to coastal diet, lifestyle

[adn.com]  Dozens of 700-year-old sod homes being excavated for the past few years near the Southwest Alaska village of Quinhagak have yielded thousands of Yup'ik tools, pots and carvings that for centuries were preserved in now-thawing permafrost. Human hair has also been discovered in the excavations, and scientists are learning more about the diet and lifestyle of the inhabitants.

Read more here: http://www.adn.com/2012/09/07/2615293/ancient-human-hair-found-in-southwest.html#storylink=cpy