Experimental Archaeology (part 2)

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How Indigenous Peoples Use the Yucca Plant

Ascher discusses the methods Indigenous peoples in the Americas use to work with the yucca plant. He writes:

“A rib from the North Shelter… was used to remove the pulp…in less time than was anticipated, the strand of fibers was freed from the coarser bark and pulp. After about two hours of use, here and there, th…