Researchers revealed new information about ancient human relations by studying the history of sweet potatoes.
The scientists learned that sweet potatoes were around before humans - and, they discovered that the plant traveled to the region of Polynesia from America on its own, without intervention from humans.
The discovery goes against a previous theory suggesting a pre-Columbian relationship between the American continents and Polynesia.
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3 comments:
The dinosaurs carried them around in their pouches. Sometimes they fell out and sprouted. The flying dinosaurs were the worst.
More taxpayer wasted $$.
Wow, I can sleep at night now knowing the history of how sweet potatoes travelled around the world.
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