https://notaspampeanas.com/tags/max-planck-institute-of-geoanthropology/ Recent content in Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology on Notaspampeanas Hugo -- gohugo.io en © 2026 Notaspampeanas Tue, 26 May 2026 00:12:24 -0300 https://notaspampeanas.com/posts/1767106852431-plantas-agricultura/ Tue, 26 May 2026 00:12:24 -0300 https://notaspampeanas.com/posts/1767106852431-plantas-agricultura/ <p> <figure> <img class="my-0 rounded-md" loading="lazy" srcset=" /img/banner_Picadas_740x90_hu9380565369677989377.gif 330w, /img/banner_Picadas_740x90_hu15311669147461493558.gif 660w, /img/banner_Picadas_740x90_hu3474619167072339539.gif 1024w, /img/banner_Picadas_740x90_hu18142331471650150013.gif 2x" src="https://notaspampeanas.com/img/banner_Picadas_740x90_hu15311669147461493558.gif" alt="" /> </figure> </p> <div class="lead text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 !mb-9 text-xl"> A new study published in <strong>Nature Ecology and Evolution</strong> examining human populations in <strong>Sri Lankan</strong> tropical rainforests shows that <strong>people’s consumption of plants began increasing thousands of years before the introduction of agriculture.</strong> <em>The research focuses on human and animal remains dating from approximately 20,000 to 3,000 years ago and uses zinc isotope analysis of tooth enamel to reconstruct an organism’s position in the food web – known as a trophic position – and dietary composition.</em> </div> <p>![Dr. Nicolas Bourgon preparing samples for zinc stable isotope analysis using a Thermo Scientific Neptune MC-ICP-MS, used to measure isotopic compositions in this study. Image credit: Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology]<strong>Dr. Nicolas Bourgon preparing samples for zinc stable isotope analysis using a Thermo Scientific Neptune MC-ICP-MS, used to measure isotopic compositions in this study. Image credit: Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology</strong></p>