# Crown 2009: Evidence of cacao use in the Prehispanic American Southwest

> Patricia L. Crown, W. Jeffrey Hurst, 2009. 5 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The cacao result and its tie to the cylinder jars.

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# Evidence of cacao use in the Prehispanic American Southwest

Patricia L. Crown, W. Jeffrey Hurst, 2009. _Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 106(7): 2110-2113_.

Finds theobromine, a biomarker for cacao, in residues on sherds from Pueblo Bonito that are probably from cylinder jars, dated about AD 1000 to 1125, the first evidence of cacao drinking north of Mexico.

**Great houses of Chaco Canyon** Articledoi: **[10.1073/pnas.0812817106](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0812817106)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The cacao result and its tie to the cylinder jars.

## Cited by on this site 5 records

[Cylinder jars from Room 28, Pueblo Bonito](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/chaco-canyon/artifacts/ART0D9KVCDG1NYW/cylinder-jars-from-room-28-pueblo-bonito)

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[Cacao was drunk from cylinder jars almost unique to Pueblo Bonito, a Mesoamerican-style ritual.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/chaco-canyon/evidence/EVD0D9KTWSG67CA/cacao-was-drunk-from-cylinder-jars-almost-unique-to-pueblo)

Evidence

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[Crown and Hurst report cacao residues on cylinder-jar sherds](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/chaco-canyon/events/EVT0D9KTQDM2VND/crown-and-hurst-report-cacao-residues-on-cylinder-jar-sherds)

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[Patricia L. Crown](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/chaco-canyon/people/FIG0D9KTG380YA7/patricia-l-crown)

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[The great houses of Chaco Canyon](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/chaco-canyon)

The mystery article

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## Cite it

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Crown, P. L., & Hurst, W. J. (2009). Evidence of cacao use in the Prehispanic American Southwest. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 106(7): 2110-2113. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0812817106
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[Read it free at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0812817106)

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