Agriculture originated in Valley of Mexico 12,000 years ago

Agriculture originated in Valley of Mexico 12,000 years ago. Agriculture began in the Valley of Mexico approximately 12,000 years ago Early corn stocks were the size of a pinky, not like modern corn Crop cultivation spread from Mesoamerica into South America over 6,000+ years

Agriculture began in the Valley of Mexico around 12,000 years ago, where early corn stocks were only about the size of a pinky finger—nothing like the crop we know today. Over 6,000+ years, cultivation spread from Mesoamerica into South America. Interestingly, the Amazon's famous terra preta black soil gardens were man-made, developed over at least 10,000 years by ancient peoples.

Key Facts

• Agriculture began in the Valley of Mexico approximately 12,000 years ago
• Early corn stocks were the size of a pinky, not like modern corn
• Crop cultivation spread from Mesoamerica into South America over 6,000+ years
• The Amazon terra preta black soil gardens are man-made, created over at least 10,000 years
• Mesoamerica extends from central Mexico to Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador

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