A discovery at a duo ofarchaeological pitcher’s mound sitesin northern Peru has scientists believe that the hoi polloi living there were eating popcorn almost 1,000 years earlier than previously reported .
Corncobs , husk , and stalks dating from somewhere between 6,700 and 3,000 BC were discovered at Paredones and Huaca Prieta in the rural area ’s northern realm . The inquiry team who made the uncovering , composed of scientists from Vanderbilt University and the Academia Nacional de la Historia in Peru , also find Zea mays microfossil admit starch grains , leading them to believe that the ancient resident used corn for making flour in increase to a bite for movie Nox .
The find also question the long - hold assumption that pottery was required for Zea mays to be part of a civilization ’s diet , as the corn artefact obtain pre - date the reaching of ceramics to Peru . [ Physorg ]
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