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Ancient DNA reveals cacao was consumed in present-day Georgia 1,000 years ago
Associates, CC-BY One of the world's favorite sweet treats, chocolate, may have been enjoyed in eastern North America much earlier than previously thought, about 1,000 years ago.
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Researchers analyzed ancient DNA from the Mississippian site of Etowah in present‑day Georgia and found evidence that cacao, the plant used to make chocolate, was consumed there during the 11th and 12th centuries, roughly a millennium ago. The findings, published in PLOS One, suggest that chocolate was part of the diet in eastern North America far earlier than previously documented.
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