[bruinbirdman]

Pumpkin patch dies 12,000 years ago. No one around. What happened to the seeds? Someone finds the seeds 12,000 years later. Aha, farming is 12,000 years old. Write article. Global significance.

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[elli1]

More than just seeds.

The squash seeds were found in Nanchoc Valley, about 400 miles north of Lima. Researchers also found peanut hulls and cotton fibers that date back 6,000 to 8,500 years, as well as stone hoes, furrowed garden plots and small irrigation canals.

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[Between the Lines]

The squash seeds were determined
to be cultivars, not wild plants, and
are more than 9,200 years old.

Agriculture's New World Start