A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Domestication of wheat in Mesopotamia and rice in India and China laid the foundation for the Neolithic revolution in Europe and Asia.
Centeotl – a drawing from the Borgia Codex. Image credit: – Public Domain
The domestication of maize transformed the cultural development of all subsequent American civilizations.
Maize was incorporated in various ways into pre-Hispanic mythology. In ancient times, before the Olmecs, Centeotl was revered by all the inhabitants of Mesoamerica under different names.
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