The Cinta Larga people were sitting on a wealth of diamonds. They didn’t turn to mining until they saw devastation all around them.
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Susie Orbach’s 1978 book is a fascinating snapshot of diet and physical culture in a very different era.
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By Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
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