Mesoamerica Agricultural Timeline

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  • 8000 BCE

    Squash

    Squash is domesticated
  • 5000 BCE

    Chilli

    Domestication of chilli in the Tehuacán valley of Mexico.
  • 4000 BCE

    Beans

    Beans are domesticated in Mexico’s Lerma-Santiago basin
  • 4000 BCE

    Avocadoes

    Earliest accont of the domestcation of avocadoes
  • 2700 BCE

    Maize

    Corn is first cultivated in this area
  • 1900 BCE

    Cocoa

    Cocoa plants are cultivated and made into a bitter beverage.
  • 1500 BCE

    Ducks

    Uncertain time frame of when ducks were domesticated
  • 1200 BCE

    Dogs

    Evidence suggest this is the earliest source of domesticated dogs in Mesoamerica
  • 200 BCE

    Turkeys

    Turkeys were domesticated as a food source and for Mayan rituals.