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Chinese Goose

Geese may have been the first birds to be domesticated 7000 years ago

7 March 2022

Goose bones from Stone Age China suggest the birds were being domesticated there 7000 years ago, which could mean they were domesticated before chickens
Moais of Ahu Tongariki

Easter Islanders relied on freshwater springs under the sea to survive

4 March 2022

Surveys of Easter Island show that ancient settlements and the sites of the island’s famous giant statues are situated close to freshwater springs that are only accessible at low tide

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