The fruit was independently domesticated at least three times in the Americas, but the findings in Honduras are the oldest example we have. How did people 11,000 years ago eat avocados?

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, ...

Ancient peoples of Latin America saved avocados from extinction by cultivating them after megafauna went extinct, researchers ...

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The researchers could see that the rinds of the fruit grew thicker over time ... of avocado domestication from El Gigante Rockshelter, Honduras, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ...