Earliest Maize Cob (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Earliest Maize Cob

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Some of the oldest known corn cobs, husks, stalks and tassels, dating from 6,700 to 3,000 years ago were discovered at Paredones and Huaca Prieta, two mound sites on Peru’s arid northern coast.

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Tom D. Dillehay

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