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Starch Fossils and the Domestication and Dispersal of Chili Peppers (Capsicum spp. L.) in the Americas

by Piperno, Dolores R , Pearsall, Deborah M , Dickau, Ruth , Scaramelli, Franz , Cooke, Richard G , Ranere, Anthony J , Rademaker, Kurt , Holst, Irene , Perry, Linda , Raymond, J. Scott , Berman, Mary Jane , Zeidler, James A , Zarrillo, Sonia , Tarble, Kay , Sandweiss, Daniel H

in Agriculture - history / Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions / Alto / Archaeological sites / Archaeology / Bahamas / Biological and medical sciences / Capsicum / Capsicum - classification / Capsicum - history / Cassava / Chili peppers / Corn / Dispersal / Domestication / Food plants / Fossils / Fruits / Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology / Generalities. Genetics. Plant material / Genetics and breeding of economic plants / History, 15th Century / History, Ancient / hot peppers / Human influences / Humans / Microfossils / North America / Origin, evolution, domestication / Peppers / Peru / Plant ecology / Plant material / Plants / South America / Spices - history / Starch / starch granules / Starches / tropics / Vegetables / Zea mays

2007

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Starch Fossils and the Domestication and Dispersal of Chili Peppers (Capsicum spp. L.) in the Americas

Piperno, Dolores R,

Pearsall, Deborah M,

Dickau, Ruth,

Scaramelli, Franz,

Cooke, Richard G,

Ranere, Anthony J,

Rademaker, Kurt,

Holst, Irene,

Perry, Linda,

Raymond, J. Scott,

Berman, Mary Jane,

Zeidler, James A,

Zarrillo, Sonia,

Tarble, Kay,

Sandweiss, Daniel H

2007

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Chili peppers (Capsicum spp.) are widely cultivated food plants that arose in the Americas and are now incorporated into cuisines worldwide. Here, we report a genus-specific starch morphotype that provides a means to identify chili peppers from archaeological contexts and trace both their domestication and dispersal. These starch microfossils have been found at seven sites dating from 6000 years before present to European contact and ranging from the Bahamas to southern Peru. The starch grain assemblages demonstrate that maize and chilies occurred together as an ancient and widespread Neotropical plant food complex that predates pottery in some regions.

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American Association for the Advancement of Science,The American Association for the Advancement of Science

Subject

Agriculture - history

/ Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions

/ Alto

/ Archaeological sites

/ Archaeology

/ Bahamas

/ Biological and medical sciences