Word: wheats
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...core samples and examining the dirt for indicators such as traces of charcoal, which the ancients packed around tombs to ward off humidity. Locating a likely spot, the villagers lighted the fuse on a 110-lb. lump of homemade dynamite and blew a hole in the middle of a wheat field. Having blasted their way to a spot near the top of the tomb, they donned gas masks to filter out the stale tomb air, then tunneled into the burial chamber...
...descended into the crumbly earth of Henan province six years ago. In his village on the outskirts of Luoyang, robbing a tomb is similar to an initiation rite, and Feng, then 19, was filled with nervous excitement as he and a group of fellow raiders ambled into a local wheat field to see what they could dig up. It was after midnight, and they had been drinking. In truth, Feng admits, he was a little spooked--children in this area are raised on ghost stories of imperial ancestors, haunting mischievous villagers. As the men tossed up spadefuls of dirt, chatting...
Thousands of years ago our forebears learned how to domesticate staples such as rice, wheat and millet (as well as such less-well-known grains as amaranth and quinoa), which led in turn to cities, civilization and telemarketing. Packed with complex carbohydrates and essential vitamins such as B and E, grains still account for most of the calories consumed in the world...
...grains such as brown or wild rice, bulgur, barley and whole-grain flours. A seven-grain dinner roll isn't as scary as it sounds. And if you don't relish a side dish of buckwheat groats, add some to soups and salads. If you don't like whole-wheat pasta (and who does?), eat your favorite but less...
Total grains 155 200 Wheat 126 146 Corn 15 28 Rice...