tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6016803033174468094.post6797540629252681405..comments2024-03-29T07:00:58.582-05:00Comments on EL RRUN RRUN: CORN HAS BEEN MEXICO'S MOST ENDURING GIFT TO THE WORLDjmonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414712340607835679noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6016803033174468094.post-41851355648487057532011-11-08T11:02:43.513-06:002011-11-08T11:02:43.513-06:00Archaeological remains of early maize ears, found ...Archaeological remains of early maize ears, found at Guila Naquitz Cave in the Oaxaca Valley of Mexico, date back roughly 6,250 years which predates the Greek Gods. However, archaeobotanical studies published in 2009 now point to the lowlands of the Balsas River Valley Mexico, where stone milling tools with maize residue have been found in a 8,700-years old layer of deposits. It seems very clear that it came from Mexico. We can also thank them for Cocoa another gift from Mexico to the World!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6016803033174468094.post-27445990411741490202011-11-03T20:47:12.139-05:002011-11-03T20:47:12.139-05:00Corn causes more problems than it solves. It is on...Corn causes more problems than it solves. It is one of the contributing factors to adult onset diabetes. It is also one of the reasons people in the Valley are so fat. This myth has been perpetuated too long. Maybe corn is one of the reasons the Mexican indogenous people were so weak and had such primitive immune systems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6016803033174468094.post-82482305500338809962011-11-03T20:40:36.425-05:002011-11-03T20:40:36.425-05:00Dr. Zavaleta should do some research before puttin...Dr. Zavaleta should do some research before putting down English teachers or Homer. While "maize" is surely of American<br />origins (MesoAmerica...and predates "Mexico",,,,the word "corn" means wheat in some English speaking nations and grain in others. The Greek Goddes Demetre was the Goddess of Agriculture and grain. She is often called the Goddess of Corn. The translation of Homer's works to English likely uses "corn" as grain (wheat, barley, or other nutty grain). It is rude of Zavaleta to criticise English teachers and it even more ridiculous that as an anthropologist....he gives Mexico credit for something that predates Mexico.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6016803033174468094.post-34841996477279706662011-11-03T20:15:30.981-05:002011-11-03T20:15:30.981-05:00Actually, this article demonstrates that "cor...Actually, this article demonstrates that "corn" pre-dates even Mexico. Thus, Mexico inherited "corn" from Native American tribes or civilizations. To say "corn" is a gift from Mexico is wrong.....it is a gift from hundreds of native groups that populated this hemisphere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com