Re: A.robustus diet included sedges


"Marc Verhaegen" <fa204466@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-11/uoca-vdo110606.php

"diverse diet ranging from fruits and nuts to sedges, grasses, seeds and
perhaps even animals ... moving back and forth between forested areas rich
in fruits to a savanna and grassland landscape, perhaps along sedge-rich
waterways ..."

hi
I did a google search on "sedges" and found that the plant is most often
used as an ornamental in gardens and/or is wild all over the world in
(mostly) moist areas.
my question is: are sedges still consumed by humans today in any
culture(s)? Are there any hybrids of the plant that we consume regularly?
(ie, like maize/corn that was domesticated from a wild, small version.)
furthermore, sedges seem to be a relative of the grasses, so would this
be the beginning of humans consuming a lot of grain products?
TIA,
--chap

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