Utah Is Home to Earliest Use of a Wild Potato in North America
Monday, July 3, 2017 - 15:32
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Researchers have discovered the earliest evidence of wild potato use in North America. This is the first archaeological study to identify a spud-bearing species native to the southwestern United States, the Four Corners potato (S. jamesii), as an important part of ancient human diets.