Home›Cereal Grains, Pseudocereals and Pasta›Plant or Animal Source›Maize (Zea mays)Browse ByMaize (Zea mays)FactsMaize (Zea mays)SourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attestedSourced to the subject's own account6000 BCE 1Maize (Zea mays)Filter Results1 entryOrigin RegionAllMexico (1)Era (Earliest Documented Use)All-7000 (1)TraditionAllNixtamalization (1)Show ResultsMaizeMaize (Zea mays)Sources1. Cereal (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaCereal, History section, Neolithic domesticationQuote, Cereal, History section, Neolithic domesticationCereals were domesticated in the Neolithic around 8,000 years ago.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.