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Archeologists digging on the Menemonee Reservation in Wisconsin, US, unearthed this clay pot — which was carbon dated to around 1165AD — jam-packed with seeds.
Archaeologists get pretty excited about pots. But pots with things in?! Jackpot.
The pot had been buried containing ancient seeds that hadn’t been seen for centuries.
Some said it was a “seedy” discovery.
Students from Winnipeg, Canada planted the seeds to see if they would grow. And grow they did.
Squash-pocalypse has begun.
They named it “Gete Okosomin”, which roughly translates from an old native American language as “really cool old squash” or “big old squash”.
They’re students, not poets, okay?
The biggest squash was 3 feet long and weighed in at a whopping 18 pounds.
Mmm, dusty.
The lucky few who got to gobble up the ancient squash were the first people to eat it in eight centuries. Amazing!
We wonder how it tasted? Unfortunately, the squash won’t be sold at supermarkets any time soon so we’ll have to stick to boring old regular food.