Cacao in the Mississippian World: Archaeogenomic evidence for T. cacao consumption at the Etowah Site, Georgia.

King A, Powis TG, Argout X, Vignes H, Utge J, Rhoné B, Fouet O, Gaikwad NW, Lanaud C

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0353607
Published: 2026
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0353607,
  title = {Cacao in the Mississippian World: Archaeogenomic evidence for T. cacao consumption at the Etowah Site, Georgia.},
  author = {King A and Powis TG and Argout X and Vignes H and Utge J and Rhoné B and Fouet O and Gaikwad NW and Lanaud C},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PloS one},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0353607},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0353607}
}

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AU  - Argout X
AU  - Vignes H
AU  - Utge J
AU  - Rhoné B
AU  - Fouet O
AU  - Gaikwad NW
AU  - Lanaud C
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A, K., TG, P., X, A., H, V., J, U., B, R., O, F., NW, G., & C, L. (2026). Cacao in the Mississippian World: Archaeogenomic evidence for T. cacao consumption at the Etowah Site, Georgia.. PloS one. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0353607

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