Archaeologists and evolutionary biologists have uncovered fossilized avocado remains in Honduras, revealing that humans began domesticating avocados as early as 7,500 years ago. The discovery, ...

Research in Honduras shows that humans began selecting for larger fruits with thicker rinds as early as 7,500 years ago—long ...

They determined that Indigenous peoples were already tending to wild avocado trees as far back as 11,000 years ago, but that the domestication process began around 7,500 years ago. That is when ...

Increases in avocado pit sizes through time indicating selection for larger fruits. Photo: Thomas Harper/UC Santa Barbara The researchers’ results show that people in Central America were already ...