Archaeological evidence of unexpected modes of food production in the tropics of lowland Central and South America carries lessons for modern farmers and students of crop-plant evolution.
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Bray, W. Ancient food for thought. Nature 408, 145–146 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/35041651
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