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The earliest cultivated plant in North America is the bottle gourd, remains of which have been excavated at Little Salt Spring, Florida dating to 8000 BCE. [7] Squash (Cucurbita pepo var. ozarkana) is considered to be one of the first domesticated plants in the Eastern Woodlands, having been found in the region about 5000 BCE, though possibly not domesticated in the region until about 1000 BCE.
The second oldest viable seed recorded is a 1,300-year-old sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) recovered from a dry lake bed in northeastern China in 1995. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] A previously unknown species of Commiphora , possibly the source of the biblical medicinal extract tsori , was successfully germinated from a single seed in 2010 and carbon-dated to ...
The Las Capas site near Tucson features the earliest irrigation system, dating to 1200 BCE, found in North America. The network of canals and small fields, each about 250 sq ft (23 m 2) in size, covers more than 100 acres (40 hectares) indicating a sizable community of people with the organization to undertake substantial public works project. [19]
Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey recently analyzed seeds stuck in the footprints to determine their approximate age, ranging from around 22,800 and 21,130 years ago. Oldest human ...
Archaeologists have found evidence of prehistoric maize cultivation on the Great Plains north of the border of the United States and Canada. The most northerly site is near the town of Lockport, Manitoba, north of Winnipeg. The maize grown there was Northern Flint, the hardiest variety of maize.
Native to Amazon. Domesticated and cultivated in South America, Central America and Caribbean. Indian Potato - roots of two native species- Apios americana and Apios priceana; Jerusalem artichoke - specific species of sunflower with large, edible root. Lily Bulbs- several species in Lilium family
Ancient peoples in North America liked to dress up too. ... 3,600-year-old red lipstick — the oldest ever found — discovered in Iran, study says. 1,900-year-old bone — filled with ...
In the colony’s earliest days, Yeardley led the General Assembly, the first representative governing body in North America, which gathered in the second church in 1619.