Humans Relied on Rainforest Riches 12,000 Years Earlier Than Thought

Humans Relied on Rainforest Riches 12,000 Years Earlier Than Thought,
March 12, 2015,
By Sarah Zielinski,
Smithsonian.com,

Rainforests may not have stayed pristine for as long as scholars had assumed. Humans have been relying on the resources of tropical rainforests for at least 20,000 years-thousands of years longer than scientists had previously thought, according to a study published today in Science.