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The Aztecs learned about the seeds, the source of the brown powder, from the Mayas.
Jack Ewing • Monkeys Are Made of Chocolate
Cacao trees had been introduced into central Mexico from tropical South America centuries before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadores. There they had a major sacramental role in Maya and Aztec religion. The Maya also used cacao beans as the equivalent of money.
Terence McKenna • Food of the Gods
Deep in some of the world’s most remote rainforests in South and Central America, wild cocoa trees with beans of all different shapes and colours grow. If expertly harvested, the beans can be used to make the world’s best chocolate.
It is a subset of these trees that was brought to West Africa by European colonisers. Following independence from Brit... See more
It is a subset of these trees that was brought to West Africa by European colonisers. Following independence from Brit... See more
Are Blockchains Decentralized? Unintended Centralities in Distributed Ledgers
The report investigates the true decentralization of blockchains, highlighting various forms of centralization, vulnerabilities in consensus protocols, and the implications for security and immutability in networks like Bitcoin and Ethereum.
blog.trailofbits.comA matter of choice: People and possibilities in the age of AI
The 2025 Human Development Report explores the intersection of artificial intelligence and human development, emphasizing the importance of people's choices in shaping equitable outcomes amid technological advancements.
hdr.undp.orgHandbook to Life in the Ancient Maya World (Facts on File Library of World History)
amazon.com
At Floreşti, on a tributary of the Seret River, the remains of a late Linear Pottery homestead, radiocarbon dated about 5200–5100 BCE, consisted of a single house with associated garbage pits, set in a clearing in an oak-elm forest—tree pollen was 43% of all pollen. Stratified above it was a late Pre-Cucuteni III village, dated about 4300 BCE, with
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