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Anthropology

wnylib

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7. In Mesoamerica the Native population

Reply to Wicked Blue (Original post)

Thu Jan 19, 2023, 02:10 AM

Jan 2023

chewed the sap of trees called chicle. In Spanish, the word for gum is chicle. We know the word as a modern name brand for gum, Chiclets.

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Human Genome Recovered From 5,700-Year-Old Chewing Gum [View all] Wicked Blue Jan 2023 OP

Stuck to the bottom of a 5,700 year old sneaker? LastDemocratInSC Jan 2023 #1

Stuck under a 5,700-year-old school desk? Wicked Blue Jan 2023 #2

I remember looking for hardened tree sap in late spring Warpy Jan 2023 #3

Fascinating article... FirstLight Jan 2023 #4

Wonderful learning they also used it as a super glue! Thank you, Wiked Blue. Judi Lynn Jan 2023 #5

Finns and Estonians traditionally drink birch sap Wicked Blue Jan 2023 #6

In Mesoamerica the Native population wnylib Jan 2023 #7

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