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Post by Trix on Oct 16, 2013 5:50:52 GMT -5
A legislative perspective by Rep Greg Stumbo Speaker of the House From a historical perspective, it is not much of a stretch to say that some of the Western Hemisphere’s first farmers were Kentuckians. That’s because the Red River Gorge not too far from here is just one of a few hotspots in North and South America where archeologists say modern agriculture took its first steps. Early bands of pre-historic settlers found its soil and climate ideal to domesticate such wild plants as the sunflower, whose seeds added both flavor and nutrition to their food. With September being the first-ever Kentucky Archeology Month, and October set aside as Archives Month here and across the country, fall is the ideal time to highlight stories like this that underscore the rich cultural history Kentucky is famous for. While the finds at Red River Gorge are relatively new, Kentucky can also lay claim to one of the country’s first archaeological digs. In the northern part of the state, at what is now Big Bone Lick State Park, early settlers found the bones of such large pre-historic mammals as mastodons, which were drawn to the area because of the salt but got trapped in the marshy soil. Read More: www.floydcountytimes.com/news/opinion/2649258/A-legislative-perspective
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