Timeline for Were there any crops and livestock common to both the Old and New Worlds prior to the Columbian exchange?
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| Jun 4, 2021 at 17:19 | comment | added | ttonon | @User, you make a valid point, but for that we have to include your specification of "single species." However, the original question asks about "crops" and "livestock," which are much broader terms. There are many crop and livestock species within a given genus or family, and I think it's worth pointing out to those who are unaware that for instance families of vegetables span continents. | |
| May 27, 2021 at 11:53 | comment | added | user_1818839 | @ttonon : Rewan has a fair point, in that while the family had a global distribution, no single species was common to both. This points to a global distribution in the distant past rather than the recent (human-era) past. I just found it interesting or amusing that a European reaction to the American crops was conditioned by their resemblance to nightshades. (Does that justify several downvotes? Not for me to say) | |
| May 27, 2021 at 4:18 | comment | added | ttonon | Rewan Demontay: I don't understand your objections. Please explain. | |
| May 26, 2021 at 5:11 | comment | added | Rewan Demontay | This does not answer really the question, IMO. | |
| May 24, 2021 at 15:07 | history | edited | user_1818839 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 24, 2021 at 15:01 | history | answered | user_1818839 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |