First Traces of Chocolate Found in Ancient Ruins on US/Mexico Border

Topic: Chocolate More information on chocolate in the Chaco Canyon area of New Mexico. Scientists recently found traces of chocolate residue on ancient jars in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. The discovery marks the earliest known presence of cacao north of Mexico. “It is the first known cacao north of the Mexican border in the United [...]

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Ancient Rock Piles Reveal Early American Cuisine

Topic: Native American food find Fire-cracked rock piles found across North America received little scientific attention for decades, but two new studies reveal their importance as early Native American earth ovens. For thousands of years, they were used to cook a favorite food staple: smoky, sweet camas bulbs. Based on charred remains of plant material [...]

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Ancient grain blend to plug gluten-free nutrition gap

Topic: Glutin Free Ancient Grains ConAgra Mills has developed a gluten-free flour that claims to have superior nutritional qualities to white rice, potato and corn flours, made with a blend of ancient grains. The gluten-free food market was worth almost $1.6bn last year, according to Packaged Facts, and saw a compound annual growth rate of [...]

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Grand Canyon archaeologists surprised at findings

Topic: Ancient Corn Farmers Flagstaff, AZ — Grand Canyon archaeologist Ian Hough reported to a crowd of local archaeologists, Grand Canyon hikers and enthusiasts that his team was surprised by artifacts and features recently unearthed at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. “What you see at the surface is not what you get underneath,” said [...]

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Archaeologist Unearths Earliest Evidence of Modern Humans Using Wild Grains and Tubers

The consumption of wild cereals among prehistoric hunters and gatherers appears to be far more ancient than previously thought, according to a University of Calgary archaeologist who has found the oldest example of extensive reliance on cereal and root staples in the diet of early Homo sapiens more than 100,000 years ago.

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Seed of extinct date palm sprouts after 2,000 years

Topic: AncientSeeds# 2 My thoughts: A reader sent me this information on an ancient date palm, which if only 2.000 years is a fantastic event. That seeds remain viable that long be it 2,000 or 4,000 years gives me hope that no matter what we will survive globel warming with sources of food at hand. [...]

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Mini History of Chocolate

Topic: Chocolate MyThoughts: First installment of a much longer project-yes I have what could be known as a fondness for chocolate! As I do more research on the subject I will add more posts. Who can resist its taste, silky, smooth and so satisfying? Who can imagine Valentines Day without it? Theobroma cacao is the [...]

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A sweet discovery | StAugustine.com

Evidence reveals chocolate enjoyed in St. Augustine in the 1500s

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Meat, Bones and Marsh Plants: Could You Live Off Prehistoric Food?

Topic Prehistoric Food: TAKE a trip, if you will, down memory lane. As you go, try to recall the foods, the meals, the various animal remains that were cheerfully pushed down your throat by parents and loved ones in the name of good nutrition. Now consider these dishes: fish soup made from an entire fish, [...]

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Ancient seed sprouts plant from the past

A 4,000-year-old lentil seed found during an archeological excavation has germinated, exciting scientists as the event might lead to invaluable data for comparisons between the organic and genetically engineered plants of today. ‘It would be the first seed from very old times whose genes were never modified,’ say the scientists.

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