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The Republic of Plants

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March 23rd, 2021 by: Anabel FordSherman Horn IIIThomas CrimmelJustin Tran

Conserving the American Tropics: Exploring the Cropscape of the Ancient Maya

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An Age-old Craft During a New-age Pandemic

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Panruti Kattai: Crafting Taste and Sound

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Farmlands of Gold

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January 5th, 2021 by: Manuel, Jeffrey T.

Technical Literature and the Text-Searchable: The History of Technology and the Digitized Turn

Technology’s Stories vol. 8, no. 3 – DOI: https://doi.org/10.15763/jou.ts.2021.01.05.04 Manuel We historians of technology are constantly assessing technology and placing it in historical context. But from time to time, it is useful to consider how the technologies we rely on shape the stories we tell about technology. Specifically, how has the so-called digitized turn within…

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