Wednesday, May 01, 2013

Ah, the good old days, when CO2 was at levels that allegedly made the climate "safe": Only hundreds of colonists died during the deadly winter of 1609-1610, around the time of the worst drought in 800 years

Scientists find cannibalism at American settlement
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists say they have found the first solid archaeological evidence that some of the earliest American colonists survived harsh conditions by resorting to cannibalism.
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The human remains date back to the deadly winter of 1609-1610, known as the "starving time" in Jamestown, when hundreds of colonists died. Scientists have said the settlers arrived from England during the worst drought in 800 years.

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