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Chili Peppers’ Archaeological Past Dug Up

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Chili Peppers’ Archaeological Past Dug Up

image: Photograph of bell peppers (Capsicum annuum). This image relates to article that appeared in the 16 February 2007 issue of the journal Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Linda Perry and colleagues of Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC, was titled "Starch Fossils and the Domestication and Dispersal of Chili Peppers (Capsicum spp. L.) in the Americas." view more 

Credit: Photo provided by Linda Perry, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, via <i>Science</i>-AAAS.


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