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Research Confirms Tobacco Use in State as Early as A.D. 800
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State archaeologists excavated pipe bowls from a Pamlico River site near Beaufort in the autumn of 1985. These bowls contained a residue that was tested by Dr. Alan Rodgman, director of Research and Development Section of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. Using specialized equipment, Dr. Rodgman dated the tobacco residue to about 800 A.D.
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