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Primitive Skills

Technology is the game-changer for our human diet

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Our 3.5 million-year-old dietary past built us as a species both biologically and culturally – it literally made us human! 

Understanding and employing the technologies used by our ancestors to transform raw materials from their environment into their safest and most nourishing forms possible for our bodies is the foundation of our approach to learning to eat like a human again.  

My Ears Haven’t Always Looked Like This

by Bill

“THOSE EARS, WHAT SPECIES ARE THOSE?” YES, THIS COMMENT WAS REFERRING TO ME.   I know, I know.  You are not supposed to pay attention to comments from internet trolls.  But, sometimes it’s impossible not to – especially when the comments are personal.  In fact, it’s almost addictive in a strange, self-deprecating way. About a month …

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Stone Tools, Sourdough and the Space Shuttle: Yes They Really Are Related

by Bill

CHRISTINA AND I JUST RETURNED HOME FROM THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN VIRGINIA, SO WE ARE A DAY LATE WITH OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER . . . As we pulled into our drive, we reflected on the strange week we just experienced and three things came immediately to mind: Stone tools, Sourdough bread and the Space shuttle.   …

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Dietary Game Changer

by Bill

This July, I had the opportunity to travel to Kenya to visit Lewa to conduct preliminary research at one of the world’s largest hand axe sites.  The purpose of my visit was to become familiar with the archaeological resources there in order to develop a plan for future research that would identify, document and protect …

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Unearthing the Impact of Dirt

by Bill

Recently there is more polarizing dialogue over human diet and health than ever before, and as a result, navigating the modern human dietary landscape has never been more confusing.  On one side of the argument a vegan diet is advocating an animal-free, wholly plant-based for health of the planet and our species.  On the other, …

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Earth, Ash & Blood: The Unlikely Components of a Nutrient Dense Diet (Part 1)

by Bill

I have always been fascinated by the incredibly strange things that people have learned to eat through time in order to extract the maximum amount of nutrition from even the most desolate of environments.   And, it has been rewarding to repeatedly attempt to shed myself of my inherent cultural biases that defines “normalcy” in …

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Making the Most of your Animal: What Nose to Tail Can Really Be

by Bill

THE YAK I am still in awe that one, single, well-placed strike with a sledge hammer had the power to drop the massive beast instantly to its knees…unconscious.  It was the last time the animal moved.  Certainly, it was not the first time this Mongolian herder had killed a yak, and his experience showed.  As …

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Never Thought We Would be a Fake News Story . . .

by Christina

Yep! That’s how it went . . . from a reputable magazine to FAKE NEWS! In the April 2017 issue of The Atlantic, Richard Schiffman detailed Bill’s unique approach to teaching in a piece he titled, “Professor Caveman.” I’ve got to admit that I definitely giggled when I saw that title and thought, “Man! That’s …

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Flintknapping with Billy

From Flintknapping to Ravioli Creations

by Christina

For some father and sons, quality time means watching Sunday football games. For others, it might be heading to the park to throw the ball around. Where we live on the eastern shore of Maryland, typical father/son bonding moments occur in goose pits and tree stands in the wee hours of the morning or just …

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Guest Lecturer for UCD Archaeology Students

by Bill

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2017 12:00 PM  2:00 PM UCDIRELAND (MAP) GOOGLE CALENDAR  ICS Dr. Bill Schindler shares his experience filming the National Geographic television series, The Great Human Race with UCD’s master’s and PhD students. He will specifically focus on the stonetool technology shown throughout the series and how it relates to the archaeological record.

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Mayo Field

Ireland’s Ancient Grains with Seamas Caulfield

by Bill

It doesn’t get more magical than this!  True place-based, hands-on learning about the first farmers in Ireland with Seamas Caulfield, emeritus professor of UCD School of Archaeology.  While his father, Patrick, first discovered the ancient fields in the 1930’s, Seamas conducted the excavations at both Céide Fields and Belderrig for decades as archaeology field school through UCD School of …

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