Sun Jan 22, 2012, 04:40 AM
Ancient Popcorn Found—Made 2,000 Years Earlier Than Thought in Peru
The puffed grain was likely an occasional snack, archaeologist says. Christine Dell'Amore for National Geographic News Published January 19, 2012 Just in time for National Popcorn Day, a new study says that people in what's now Peru were eating the snack 2,000 years earlier than thought. Coastal peoples were preparing corn-based foods up to 6,700 years ago, according to analysis of ancient corncobs, husks, tassels, and stalks recently unearthed at the Paredones and Huaca Prieta archaeological sites on Peru's northern coast. Previously, evidence of corn as a food before about 5,000 years ago had mostly come from what are called microfossils—microscopic remains that do not offer information on the cobs' sizes and shapes. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/01/120119-national-popcorn-day-corn-peru-archaeology-food-science/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ng%2FNews%2FNews_Main+%28National+Geographic+News+-+Main%29 For more history news, subscribe to your friendly DU history groups: American: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1163 World: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1166 We don't bite, our dentures aren't sharp enough, and our eyesight is too poor. 
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 Ancient Popcorn Found—Made 2,000 Years Earlier Than Thought in Peru (Original post) |
ellisonz | Jan 2012 | OP |
| malthaussen | Jan 2012 | #1 | |
| joeybee12 | Jan 2012 | #7 | |
| lunatica | Jan 2012 | #10 | |
| Warren DeMontague | Jan 2012 | #2 | |
| Kurmudgeon | Jan 2012 | #3 | |
| H2O Man | Jan 2012 | #4 | |
| HopeHoops | Jan 2012 | #5 | |
| MrScorpio | Jan 2012 | #6 | |
| ellisonz | Jan 2012 | #8 | |
| Liberal_in_LA | Jan 2012 | #9 | |
| MichaelMcGuire | Jan 2012 | #11 | |
| ellisonz | Jan 2012 | #12 | |
| MichaelMcGuire | Jan 2012 | #15 | |
| ellisonz | Jan 2012 | #18 | |
| MichaelMcGuire | Jan 2012 | #19 | |
| ellisonz | Jan 2012 | #21 | |
| MichaelMcGuire | Jan 2012 | #22 | |
| ellisonz | Jan 2012 | #23 | |
| MichaelMcGuire | Jan 2012 | #24 | |
| arely staircase | Jan 2012 | #13 | |
| ellisonz | Jan 2012 | #14 | |
| Major Hogwash | Jan 2012 | #16 | |
| pinboy3niner | Jan 2012 | #17 | |
| ellisonz | Jan 2012 | #20 | |
| konsyltacii | Jan 2012 | #25 | |
| ellisonz | Jan 2012 | #27 | |
| AsahinaKimi | Jan 2012 | #26 |
Response to ellisonz (Original post)
Sun Jan 22, 2012, 07:26 AM
1. Wait until they find the movie theatres
Response to ellisonz (Original post)
Sun Jan 22, 2012, 07:45 AM
Warren DeMontague (80,708 posts)
2. Now we know what they ate while they were arguing about porn, breastfeeding & the Olive Garden.
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Response to ellisonz (Original post)
Sun Jan 22, 2012, 11:05 AM
5. Who would have guessed that there were Republican primaries in Peru back then?
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Response to ellisonz (Original post)
Sun Jan 22, 2012, 11:08 AM
MrScorpio (73,597 posts)
6. So they had flamebaiters way back in the day too? nt
Response to MrScorpio (Reply #6)
Sun Jan 22, 2012, 04:17 PM
8. Well they had contentious topics...
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...and that naturally led to flame baiting.
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Response to MichaelMcGuire (Reply #15)
Sun Jan 22, 2012, 09:44 PM
18. I think I'll pass on the potential intestinal damage. n/t
Response to ellisonz (Reply #18)
Mon Jan 23, 2012, 06:10 AM
19. See another fine delicacy. But I'm guessing you'll pass.
Of eating the crusts makes your hair curly... proven by mums. |
Response to MichaelMcGuire (Reply #19)
Wed Jan 25, 2012, 04:10 AM
21. Yeah - no gnosh.
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What's up with Scottish people and hair?
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Response to ellisonz (Reply #21)
Wed Jan 25, 2012, 06:23 AM
22. Hair is important
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Think eyebrows
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Response to MichaelMcGuire (Reply #22)
Thu Jan 26, 2012, 05:34 AM
23. A Scottish Yeti?
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Monday, October 27, 2008
A ghosthunter rescued from Scotland’s second highest peak was claimed he was attacked by a mysterious yeti. Tom Robertson, 68, was led to safety by mountain rescuers after a ten-hour ordeal on Ben MacDhui in the Cairngorms. He and a pal had been hunting for the legendary Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhui – Mountain of the Black Pig in Gaelic. But yesterday he insisted a 12ft high yeti-type creature attacked the tent he was sleeping in near the 4,296ft summit.He maintains he may have strong evidence of its existence – a series of pots showed 2ft long footprints in gravel at their camp site. Mr Robertson said; "At about 1am after we climbed in to our sleeping bags we heard the footsteps of something coming to the tent and heard mumbling noises outside.” http://manbeastuk.blogspot.com/2008/10/scottish-yeti.html |
Response to ellisonz (Reply #23)
Thu Jan 26, 2012, 06:08 AM
24. LOL
As for the Yeti story Its al right I thought they had food I had the munches (Thats getting FB shared BTW) |
Response to ellisonz (Original post)
Sun Jan 22, 2012, 05:02 PM
13. look more like some tasty buds. nt
Response to ellisonz (Original post)
Sun Jan 22, 2012, 09:15 PM
16. Orville Redenbacher's Peruvian roots are showing now, aren't they!
Response to Major Hogwash (Reply #16)
Sun Jan 22, 2012, 09:25 PM
17. Is a 'Peruvian' anything like a 'Brazilian'?
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I don't EVEN want to know what Orville Redenbacher looks like with one--with OR without roots!!!
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Response to ellisonz (Original post)
Fri Jan 27, 2012, 10:44 AM
26. Probably popped by an Ancient Ancestor of
