Mystical marks in virgin forest explained-used for food

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Topic: Bark used to make flour

The article below is fasinating it goes to show just how far man will go to feed himself as well as preserve nature around him.

The mysterious scars on ancient pine trees in northern Norway have been explained. The pines were once used as a food supplement.

During a recent mapping of the rare virgin forest in and around the Øvre Dividalen National Park in Troms, Norway, scientists noticed some scars reappearing on the trees.

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Some cool research into scar on trees, that appeared on the Ancientfoods blog

About Shaun Smillie

Journalist, with a love of bones, fossils and other things dug up. Fisherman and occasional beer maker.
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