Corn corn has a life expectancy of 1,400 years in El Salvador

A group of students from the Department of Archeology at the Colorador University in the United States found corn corn over 1,400 years old, about 35km north of the capital of El Salvador in El Salvador.

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This corn is found at Joya de Ceren, a village of the Maya tribe buried by volcanoes. It is more than 20cm long and has a diameter of over 6cm and the color of the corn is almost kept as it was when harvested.

Through excavation, the researchers found that the ancient Mayans planted corn beds over 70cm apart and next to the corn cultivation area, there were also some water channels. However, archaeologists still have not determined the direction of the downstream of this work.

According to Professor Payson Sheets, presiding over the group of students, when the village of Magia was buried by volcanoes, corn was harvested, equivalent to the annual Fall according to the calendar of growing this food crop in America. in general.

The discovery of corn corn is something that has never been seen in the Americas because it has only been found in corn jars, bottles and jars.

This finding confirms that the ancient Mayans were knowledgeable and had cultivated corn for food, which is different from previous assumptions that the Mayans only know to plant and process cassava.