Signs of chocolate found in Southwest much earlier
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 - 21:28
in Paleontology & Archaeology
People in AD 1000 may have made drinks from cacao beans, which researchers had believed were brought from Mexico in the 15th century. Cacao, the staple of Valentine's Day chocolates and hot drinks by a cozy winter fire, made it to the American Southwest by AD 1000, centuries earlier than researchers had believed.