A 5,000-year-old barley grain discovered in Finland changes understanding of livelihoods
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 - 11:40
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A 5,000-year-old barley grain discovered in Aland, southern Finland, turns researchers' understanding of ancient Northern livelihoods upside down. New findings reveal that hunter-gatherers took to farming already 5,000 years ago in eastern Sweden, and on the Aland Islands, located on the southwest coast of Finland.