Traces of Early Man Found Along Alaska Rivers
A Geological Survey party with Ralph Solecki of the Smithsonian’s bureau of American ethnology uncovered 192 sites along the Kukpowrok and Kokolik rivers in northern Alaska showing evidence of ancient human activity. Artifacts ranged from modern to ancient flaked points possibly linked to early migrations, including journeys through an ice-free corridor south into the continent.
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Kukpowrok
Kokolik
Alaska
Ralph
Solecki
Smithsonian Institution
Bureau of American Ethnology
Geological Survey
Gobi Desert
North America
Asia
World Calendar Proposed To Perfect Time Reckoning
A proposed World Calendar would keep twelve months but reset quarters to 91 days with Sundays as month starts. It adds Worldsday as a year end day between December 30 and January 1 and flags a leap day after June 30 every leap year.
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Gelentiste
General Electric Research Laboratory
Congress
New Mildew Killer Shown More Effective Than Lime Sulphur
Dr. C E Yarwood at the University of California Berkeley reports a new chemical, dinitracapryl phenyl crotonate, in arathane, as ten times more effective against powdery mildew on beans and apples than lime sulphur. Trials used 0.01 percent of stock solution with no human or plant injury observed at tested doses.
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Berkeley
University of California
C. E. Yarwood
College of Agriculture
Retiming copper kettles fades with modern cookware
Peddlers once coated pots by dipping in molten tin, a practice suited to mass production. Today stainless steel and aluminum utensils are cheaper and perform better, making tinned copper nearly obsolete for such items.
Reducing Egg Waste in Home Cooking Tips
Food scientists from the U S Department of Agriculture offer methods to store and repurpose leftover eggs. Cover unbroken yolks with water, refrigerate whites or broken yolks in a sealed container, and use within a reasonable time.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
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