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(Inside Science) -- Some people indigenous to the Pacific Northwest selectively bred special “wool dogs” to make blankets from their hair, perhaps thousands of years before Europeans arrived in the area, new research suggests.The study reinforces accounts by European explorers and traditional histories of special wool dogs in the region, and indicates the cultural importance of dogs -- the only animal that had been domesticated when the first peoples crossed en masse from Siberia to North America at least 17,000 years ago.It also reveals the economic importance of wool dogs to communities alon

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chibisquirt

Well it WORKED, dinnit???

tygermama

I know two people irl who do this

indigenousfawn

Uhhhh “ancient Americans” you mean the Co-Salish peoples who bred wooly dogs up until sheep were introduced in the area? So recently that we have photos??

You mean the co-Salish people that still live in the region?

The article talks about an expensive extensive study of animal bones found in exacavations done to “discover” that indigenous people used dogs for wool. Like why? There’s photos and there’s people you can literally just ask about it. This isn’t new information.

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killmecoward

DO NOT STAND AT MY GRAVE AND WEEP (Mary Elizabeth Frye) // Over the Garden Wall

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neon-elliot

sapphos-witch

Me: Witchcraft is all about using what you naturally find! It shouldn’t cost anything!

Me as soon as i walk into an Occult Shop: hhhnnnngg need prettie monee Crystol for majicks

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crabapplepectin

Ya'll might wanna grow some hyperaccumulators (such as sunflowers, oyster mushrooms, mustard greens, vetiver, etc) around your house and/or in your garden for a few years before you plant leafy vegetables so you don't end up consuming heavy metals.

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If you're uncertain, most state universities have soil testing labs that offer cheap, easily understood soil tests that can tell you for sure whether you've got lead, arsenic, etc. in your soils.

searching for "university extension soil test [your state]" will probably turn up helpful info!