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ANCIENT FOOD SYSTEMS
The Arizona State Museum showcases ancient food systems, including preparation
apparatuses. Food heritage helps make Tucson a UNESCO City of Gastronomy.

700-year-old tepary beans discovered in a cave in the Trigo Mountains, Arizona, ca. 1285-1405 CE

Ancient mano and metate, made
of vesicular basalt (unknown site),
with modern corn kernels
Obsidian projectile point, with antler pressure flaker in the background, made by Allen Denoyer, ancient technologies
expert at Archaeology Southwest

600-year-old American walnut
specimen from southeastern Arizona
Gourd bottle from a cave found at Red Bow Cliff Dwelling,
in Sierra de la Gallina near Arizona, ca. 1325-1400 CE
Sahuaripa, Mexico

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