I’d be interested to know if any of those ancient corn kernels germinated. Once a tribal member send us some of their eight-row white hominy corn seed to grow, the big kernels resembled beans. We didn’t bother to try and propagate at the time as it was likely contaminated by other corn types planted nearby, instead we kept some of the seed in reserve on the shelf, no A/C though our hot summers.
Two years later, nary a one germinated. Beans and squash no problem.
Of course I expect universities could just extract the dna from that ancient stock or some such.
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
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