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L.M. ValdezPotatoes were freeze-dried by the Inca to make them easier to transport and store throughout the empire.While searching a centuries-old Inca storage room in coastal Peru, archaeologists uncovered a pair of astonishingly well-preserved potatoes. In fact, these potatoes stayed intact despite being harvested a whopping 500 years ago.Although archaeologists have long known that the Inca freeze-dried potatoes to create a snack known as chuo, this is only the second time that these astonishing artifacts have ever been discovered. Now, they could teach us more than ever before about the incredible Inca farming practices that were in place in the pre-Hispanic period.The Discovery Of 500-Year-Old Freeze-Dried Inca Potatoes In PeruArchaeologists found the potatoes in 2024 at Tambo Viejo, which served as a center of Inca life in the Acar Valley, an arid site on the southwestern coast of Peru. The team had been working there for several years before making this exciting find.Inside one of the centers storage rooms, archaeologists discovered a clay pot that had sunk into the dirt floor, with its top half gone. After digging out the dirt that had settled in the pot, the two potatoes were lying at the bottom.Wikimedia CommonsThe discovery was made in Tambo Viejo, an arid valley on the southwestern coast of Peru.Almost at the base of the vessel, the two samples of freeze-dried potatoes were found, lead researcher Lidio Valdez told Live Science. They showed me without knowing what they were, and right away I said: chuo!The potatoes were found next to a piece of Inca pottery and a damaged spindle whorl. These everyday Inca objects indicated to Valdez that the potatoes were truly made by the Inca, and likely dated back to the 15th or 16th century.The team published their findings on May 1 in the Journal of Field Archaeology. As they describe, chuo is a freeze-dried product made by alternately exposing the potatoes to frost at night and then direct sunlight the following day repeatedly, until all their moisture has been drawn out. This technique leaves a light, preserved vegetable that can be stored for years without rot.Even though this method of freeze-drying was an Inca practice, Valdez said that the technique was likely discovered before the empire came to power in the 15th century, perhaps after potatoes were accidentally exposed to frost and became dried out at some point. Meanwhile, some believe that this practice was adapted from an earlier Aztec method.Wikimedia CommonsChuo is made from a freeze-drying technique of alternately exposing potatoes to harsh frost and sunlight.Furthermore, this freeze-drying technique only works at high elevations, above roughly 11,800 feet, where hard nighttime frost occurs regularly. Because potatoes are around 80 percent water, they can rot within days while at lower and warmer elevations, which makes them difficult to store long-term.However, the Inca found a way around this and that wasnt the only groundbreaking agricultural practice that they pioneered centuries ago.What This Rare Chuo Discovery Tells Researchers About The IncasBecause freeze-drying can only occur in the mountains, the team concluded that the newly-uncovered chuo could not have been made at the coastal valley site where they were found, but were instead transported there from the mountains.Valdez said that these potatoes likely traveled down to Tambo Viejo from the highlands on a llama caravan following an Inca road network. The samples were brought across miles and miles to feed people living in the Inca Empire, which had spread from the Andes by this point. This long journey was made more manageable by the fact that the potatoes became lighter in the freeze-drying process, which made them easier to transport.Once the potatoes arrived at the Tambo Viejo site, its dry environment contributed to their preservation (this same environment also helped preserve mummified llamas found by Valdez at the site a few years ago).This is concrete evidence that the Inca Empire had a productive food network that prioritized preservation and storage. Potatoes especially were very valuable to the Inca, as they are native to the Andes and delivered an assortment of important nutrients.Wikimedia CommonsA 17th-century illustration of Inca farmers at work.In the study, Valdez emphasized that the freeze-dried potatoes could be safely eaten even after long periods of time in storage inside the empires warehouses. According to Valdez, chuo production was a savvy strategy that prevented the loss of important food and created food reserves that were used to support imperial projects.Valdez also told Live Science that the Inca used the same freeze-drying technique to preserve meat, creating charki, which is where the English work jerky comes from.Given that this is only the second time archaeologists have found concrete evidence of chuo at an Inca site, the team is excited about the doors that this discovery could open for future research. Not many Inca sites along the coast of Peru have been systematically investigated, meaning that there could be many other preserved foods out there, just waiting to be found.As Valdez said, We still have so much to learn from the people of the past.After reading about the 500-year-old Inca potatoes found in Peru, discover who built Machu Picchu. Then, learn about the Inca child sacrifices left on top of a volcano.The post Archaeologists In Peru Just Found Freeze-Dried Potato Snacks Made By The Inca 500 Years Ago appeared first on All That's Interesting.

@imcodyjacob/TikTokCody Jacob, the man who Googled his fathers name only to find a charge for attempted murder.What happens when youre hoping to get closure from your online searching but end up stumbling upon something a lot more complicated? Thats exactly what happened to content creator Cody Jacob (@imcodyjacob).Jacob has been estranged from his father for over a decade, and to satisfy his curiosity about his whereabouts, Jacob searches for his name once each year. Nothing usually comes up but this year, that all changed.I Suddenly Find An Arrest RecordIn a viral TikTok video with more than 2.6 million views, Jacob walked through this years online search for his father in real time.Every year, once a year, I Google my fathers name, Jacob said in the video, and thats because Im searching for an obituary. Hes still alive, I think, but I wont know if he dies because we have no contact.After 15 years of coming up short, Jacob said this years search returned an arrest record from 1998. The charge was attempted homicide. And the listed victim wasnt a stranger it was Jacob himself.@imcodyjacob/TikTokJacobs video on his chilling discovery has gone viral, amassing over 2.6 million views. I was [this] close to ending up on some white womans podcast, Jacob added in the caption. However, the details are just as unclear to Jacob as they are to his audience.Whats The Backstory On This Tragedy?In a follow-up video, Jacob filled viewers in on a bit of the rest of the story, at least as he remembers it.According to Jacob, his father was a wealthy, alcoholic, homicidal maniac who attempted to kill his mother while she was pregnant with him. However, his father retained custody of him for several years until he went to live with his mom.Jacob explained that the domestic violence his mother survived left her with injuries severe enough that she had already begun to die, even after his birth. She eventually had her pancreas removed and passed away from brittle diabetes in 2023.Brittle diabetes refers to diabetes that becomes especially hard to manage, causing unpredictable swings between dangerously low and high blood sugar that can lead to frequent hospitalization and, in severe cases, death.Cody JacobCody Jacob with his mother, Leanne Munroe, and dog, Boo.If you ask me, my dad killed my mom, Jacob said. But he didnt kill me. He tried twice but didnt do it. The Chilling Truth About FilicideFilicide when a parent deliberately murders their own child is tragically more common than many people think. A 2014 study published in the journal Forensic Science International examined three decades of cases between 1976 and 2007. Researchers found that there are roughly 500 cases of filicide in the United States each year. Nearly 72 percent of victims were six or younger, and one-third were babies under a year old. But more than 13 percent of victims were adults between 18 and 40, meaning the risk doesnt necessarily disappear once a child is grown and out of the house.Fathers made up around 57 percent of the killers, and sons were murdered more often then daughters statistics that align with Cody Jacobs disturbing tale.All Thats Interesting could not confirm the arrest records or any other details beyond what Jacob has shared publicly but has reached out for comment via email and direct message. @imcodyjacob I was close to ending up on some white womans podcast #storytime #fatherson #dad #familyhistory #surprise original sound Cody Jacob After reading about Cody Jacobs surprising online search, go inside the story of Mitchelle Blair, the mother who killed her children and stuffed their bodies in a freezer. Then, learn about Zachary Andrew Turner, the one-year-old who was murdered by his mother.The post Massachusetts Man Googles His Estranged Father. Then He Finds An Arrest Record For Attempted Homicide appeared first on All That's Interesting.

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