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The Indians of the Ecuadorian Amazon were using cocoa 5,300 years ago

November 3, 2018 by Ancientfoods

An international team associating archaeologists, anthropologists, biochemists and geneticists recently found for the first time archaeological traces of cocoa use in South America in pre-Columbian times. This result is published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution.

Source: The Indians of the Ecuadorian Amazon were using cocoa 5,300 years ago

Posted in South America, Uncategorized | Tagged archaeology, Chocolate, cocoa, Food, history | 4 Comments

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on November 4, 2018 at 5:52 am | Reply the #1 Itinerary

Great post 😁

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- on November 4, 2018 at 11:28 pm | Reply Ancientfoods
  
  thanks for the comment. kind of amazing isn’t it.
  
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  - on November 5, 2018 at 3:10 am the #1 Itinerary
    
    You’re welcome. It is. Check out my blog when you have a chance.
    
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  - on November 5, 2018 at 12:25 pm Ancientfoods
    
    I will, thanks
    
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