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Manioc is the staple crop of almost all Indian tribes in the Amazon Basin. However, many varieties of this plant are poisonous, containing lethal amounts of prussic acid in their tubers. To render the tubers fit for human consumption, most tribes of the region employ a type of press known as a tipití.’
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Carneiro, R.L. (2000). The Evolution of the Tipití. In: Feinman, G.M., Manzanilla, L. (eds) Cultural Evolution. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4173-8_3
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