Earliest Use of Chocolate in America Discovered, Suggesting Ancient Immigrants

Cocoa, Caffeinated ‘Black Drink’ Were Widespread in Pre-Contact Southwest, Study Finds

September 8, 2015 —by Blake de Pastino 20278 2

Stimulating drinks made from exotic plants, like the cocoa tree and a type of southern holly, were consumed much more widely across the prehistoric Southwest than was thought, according to…

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Earliest Use of Chocolate in America Discovered, Suggesting Ancient Immigrants

June 17, 2013 —by Blake de Pastino 21187 22

Some strange pottery found at an ancient settlement in southeastern Utah contains the oldest known traces of chocolate in the United States, an anthropologist says. The site dates back to…

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Cocoa, Caffeinated ‘Black Drink’ Were Widespread in Pre-Contact Southwest, Study Finds

Earliest Use of Chocolate in America Discovered, Suggesting Ancient Immigrants

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