800yr old Extinct Squash revived from seeds!

The Gete-okosomin squash, thought extinct, has been revived thanks to 800-year-old seeds discovered in an ancient clay pot.
Photo: Owen Taylor/Seedkeeping Tumblr.

Thanks to seeds discovered in an ancient pot, students at Winnipeg's Canadian Mennonite University have helped to revive an extinct variety of squash, reports APTN National News. The seeds, which reportedly carbon-date to 850 years ago, had been lost for generations, but were luckily still viable.

During a dig on First Nation's land in Wisconsin, archaeologists allegedly discovered the forgotten heirloom seeds inside "a clay vessel about the size of a tennis ball," Brian Etkin, Garden of Learning coordinator, told APTN.

Other unexpected North American archaeological finds include what could be America's oldest casino, as well as the US's oldest artwork.

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