{
  "id": 3617957,
  "title": "Mississippian People May Have Consumed Cacao as Early as 11th Century",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/mississippian-people-may-have-consumed-cacao-as-early-as-11th-century",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-26T23:40:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sci.News",
    "slug": "sci-news",
    "url": "https://www.sci.news/archaeology/mississippian-people-cacao-15022.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Long before Europeans arrived, cacao (Theobroma cacao) may have traveled far beyond its Central and South American homeland to reach Etowah, a major Mississippian-period city in what is now Georgia. The post Mississippian People May Have Consumed Cacao as Early as 11th Century appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News .",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}