Jim Crocker, naturalsciencenews.com
May 14, 2024
Key Findings
- The study examined ancient cucurbit seeds, rinds, and stems from the El Gigante Rockshelter in Honduras
- Humans started using bottle gourds and wild Cucurbita around 10,950 years ago, mainly for non-food purposes
- Domesticated Cucurbita moschata appeared around 4,035 years ago, followed by Cucurbita pepo around 2,190 years ago, used increasingly as food crops
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