-5000Potato Cultivation

Fossilized remains of possibly cultivated potato tubers on a...
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🥔 Potato Cultivation

Fossilized remains of possibly cultivated potato tubers on a cave floor in Chilca Canyon.
PotatoesCultivationAgricultureRoot VegetablesAndesFood CropsEarly AgricultureIndigenous Agriculture
PeruPeru

🫘 Bean Cultivation in the Americas

Beans begin to be cultivated in the Americas
Bean Cultivation in the Americas (-5000)
BeansCultivationAgricultureLegumesNew WorldFood CropsIndigenous AgricultureEarly Agriculture

🍉 Watermelon Cultivation

Watermelon, originally domesticated in central Africa, becomes an important crop in northern Africa and southwestern Asia.
Watermelon Cultivation (-4000)
WatermelonCultivationAgricultureFruitsEarly AgricultureFood CropsCentral AfricaAsia

🌻 Sunflower cultivation begins in North America

Sunflowers are first cultivated in North America.
Sunflower cultivation begins in North America (-3000)
AgricultureSunflowerCultivationNorth AmericaEarly agriculturePre-Columbian
United StatesUnited States

🥔 Potato cultivation starts in the Andes region

South America's Andes region cultivates potato.
Potato cultivation starts in the Andes region (-3000)
AgriculturePotatoAndesCultivationSouth AmericaEarly agricultureInca
PeruPeruBoliviaBolivia

🍚 Rice cultivation in the Niger area

Rice cultivated in the Niger area.
Rice cultivation in the Niger area (-1500)
AgricultureRiceNigerCultivationAfricaGrainsEarly agriculture