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Ancient American Agriculture
Apr. 11th, 2007 07:33 amRoots of maize date back
Study says the plant originated in Mexico 1,200 years earlier than formerly thought
Newsday.com, April 10, 2007
A Florida State University anthropologist has new evidence that ancient farmers in Mexico were cultivating an early form of maize, the forerunner of modern corn, about 7,300 years ago - 1,200 years earlier than scholars previously thought.
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Study says the plant originated in Mexico 1,200 years earlier than formerly thought
Newsday.com, April 10, 2007
A Florida State University anthropologist has new evidence that ancient farmers in Mexico were cultivating an early form of maize, the forerunner of modern corn, about 7,300 years ago - 1,200 years earlier than scholars previously thought.
( Read More )
