Experimental archaeology study uncovers the viability of marginal diets in the Perm Chud population, suggesting ancient myths reflect rational survival behaviors.
This is an experimental archaeology study to test whether elements of a myth pertaining to a population in the Perm region of Russia known as Chuds could be describing real, rationale behaviors of that population. The results appear to support the hypothesis that the myth is based on real-world observations.
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