3,000-year-old eastern North American quinoa discovered in Ontario
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 - 12:20
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A mass of charred seeds found while clearing a home construction site in Brantford, Ontario, has been identified as ancient, domesticated goosefoot (C. berlandieri spp. jonesianum), a form of quinoa native to Eastern North America. The seeds date back to 900 B.C., and have never previously been found north of Kentucky this early in history.