Early Americans had a coastal diet
Settlers travelled to the coast to get their seaweed.
Settlers would have had to travel at least 15 kilometres to fetch seaweed.Image courtesy of Mario PinoSeaweed was an important source of food and medicine at the oldest human site in the Americas, suggests a new report. The findings suggest that these early explorers previously lived along the coast. Nine species of 'useful' seaweed were found in remains of dwellings at Monte Verde in Chile. The specimens dated from 14,220 to 13,980 years ago. Remnants of these marine plants were found on the edges of stone tools, which the researchers propose were used to cut and...
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