Guilá Naquitz Cave

Guilá Naquitz Cave in Oaxaca, Mexico, is the site of early domestication of several food crops, including teosinte, squash from the genus Cucurbita, bottle gourds, and beans. This site is the location of the earliest known evidence for domestication of any crop on the continent, Cucurbita pepo, as well as the earliest known domestication of maize.

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Guila Naquitz Cave
archaeological site, cave, Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico, 

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Location: 16.9753, -96.3089, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca ⓘ
  World Heritage prehistoric sites in Mexico

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  Guilá Naquitz Cave ⓘ
  site of early domestication of several food crops in Oaxaca, Mexico

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	cave		Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca	archaeological site, cave	Wikidata
site	cave	10750	Guilá Naquitz Cave	archaeological site, cave	Wikidata