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WSUV researchers make discovery
Starch found on 4,400-year-old teeth is evidence of oldest use of spices, plants by humans.
WSUV researchers Arunima Kashyap and Steven Weber have found evidence of the oldest human use of certain curry spices at a 4,400-year-old dig site in Northern India.
"Lucy Bones" looks on as Washington State University Vancouver Associate Professor Steve Weber and researcher Arunima Kashyap talk in Weber's lab. The pair did a detailed study of starch grains that may prove the earliest known use of curry spices.
WSUV researchers Arunima Kashyap and Steven Weber have found evidence of the oldest human use of certain curry spices at a 4,400 year old dig site in Northern India. Much like today, it looks like villagers were feeding the dishes to cattle at that time.
WSUV researchers Arunima Kashyap and Steven Weber have found evidence of the oldest human use of certain curry spices at a 4,400 year old dig site in Northern India.
WSUV researchers Arunima Kashyap and Steven Weber have found evidence of the oldest human use of certain curry spices at a 4,400 year old dig site in Northern India.
WSUV researchers Arunima Kashyap and Steven Weber have found evidence of the oldest human use of certain curry spices at a 4,400 year old dig site in Northern India.
