Guilá Naquitz Cave
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guil-naquitz-cave-252-7006129
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Guilá Naquitz Cave
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Guilá Naquitz Cave in Oaxaca, Mexico, is the site of early domestication of several food crops, including teosinte, squash from the genus Cucurbita, bottle gourds, and beans. This site is the location of the earliest known evidence for domestication of any crop on the continent, Cucurbita pepo, as well as the earliest known domestication of maize. Macrofossil evidence for both crops is present in the cave. However, in the case of maize, pollen studies and geographical distribution of modern maiz
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Prehistoric agricultural site in Oaxaca, Mexico
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guil%C3%A1_Naquitz_Cave
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2023-11-05T11:53:26Z
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