Where were chili peppers first domesticated?

**carolyn137** · June 15, 2014

I ran across an article in one of my archaeology magazines that I sub to and was very interested in the article since lots of recent work and techniques were used to pin point that area.

I was going to post this in General Discussion, feeling that more folks grow tomatoes than hot peppers, so more would see it, but then decided it belonged here.

It's a Google search, but do pay attention to the PNAS articles, PNAS is the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , and all articles are given close attention as to methods used, and all else. I knew PNAS when I was still doing research

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q...in+Mexico+PNAS

I hope some of you find this subject as intereting as I did. And yes, I used to grow hot peppers, almost died from eating one called Elephant Ears, that was sent to me from India and had no info at all on the pack,written in English, that it was a HOT pepper.

Carolyn

June 15, 2014	#1
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	Where were chili peppers first domesticated? I ran across an article in one of my archaeology magazines that I sub to and was very interested in the article since lots of recent work and techniques were used to pin point that area. I was going to post this in General Discussion, feeling that more folks grow tomatoes than hot peppers, so more would see it, but then decided it belonged here. It's a Google search, but do pay attention to the PNAS articles, PNAS is the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , and all articles are given close attention as to methods used, and all else. I knew PNAS when I was still doing research https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q...in+Mexico+PNAS I hope some of you find this subject as intereting as I did. And yes, I used to grow hot peppers, almost died from eating one called Elephant Ears, that was sent to me from India and had no info at all on the pack,written in English, that it was a HOT pepper. Carolyn __________________ Carolyn