Monthly Archives: November 2008

Phytochemical and genetic analyses of ancient cannabis from Central Asia

Posted on November 30, 2008 by Swany

Journal of Experimental Botany: The Yanghai Tombs near Turpan, Xinjiang-Uighur Autonomous Region, China have recently been excavated to reveal the 2700-year-old grave of a Caucasoid shaman whose accoutrements included a large cache of cannabis, superbly preserved by climatic and burial … Continue reading →

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16th-Century Mapmaker Martin Waldseemueller’s Intriguing Knowledge

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Swany

Washington Post: “The evidence of this knowledge is in Waldseemueller’s world map of 1507.”

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