Potsherds discarded after an 11th-century feast at Etowah—an Indigenous city just north of what’s now Atlanta—contained traces of cacao, a raw ingredient of chocolate.
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ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Aug. 2026
The salad that goes with the peas was discarded due to this action.
—
Rashad Alexander,
Kansas City Star,
25 Aug. 2026
Life and death are entangled, like a once-prosperous but now deserted community.
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Jonathan Flint,
Harpers Magazine,
1 Sep. 2026
In August, Rome is deserted as locals ditch the sweltering city for the sea, but everyone returns in the fall, refreshed and energized for the season ahead.
When a friend pointed out some weighted bags lining the path at the bottom of the staircase one day, the siblings quickly abandoned the water jug idea.
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Jenna Belhumeur,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Sep. 2026
Geren said the convention center was part of a larger effort to revitalize downtown Fort Worth in the 1960s after it was partly abandoned by commercial tenants in the previous decade.
—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Sep. 2026
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