Smithsonian Magazine on MSN19h
New Study Reveals How Humans Cultivated Avocados Over Thousands of Years
Research in Honduras shows that humans began selecting for larger fruits with thicker rinds as early as 7,500 years ago—long ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN12d
Archaeologists Just Found 7,500-Year-Old Avocado Fossils
Archaeologists and evolutionary biologists have uncovered fossilized avocado remains in Honduras, revealing that humans began ...
Archaeology11d
Scientists Investigate Origins of Avocado Domestication in Central America
Today, avocados are celebrated as a superfood and avocado farming is a global, multibillion-dollar industry. The fruits grow ...
The New York Times18d
Humans Have Been Perfecting Avocados for 7,500 Years
Early on, people were “just picking wild fruits from their trees as they ... The study gives “new evidence for 10,000 years plus, probably, of avocado use,” said Tom Dillehay, a research ...
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Avocado cultivation’s ancient origins hold lessons for a changing climate
El Gigante’s avocado remains also have the potential of providing an ... “Developing new varieties through seed selection of modern domesticates and wild relict populations growing throughout Central ...