Don't forget here that the early versions of corn had very small ears (about an inch long). They were not very similar to what we think of as corn today.
And why wouldn't people from 9,000 years ago be able to do this? In Mesopotamia, they were domesticating wheat and other grains about the same time. They were even starting to build cities.
We tend to forget that people 10,000 years ago were *fully modern humans* with the same intellectual capabilities as people today. They didn't have as much *information*, but they were just as creative and able to learn about their environment as we are today (although from a different knowledge base).
And why wouldn't people from 9,000 years ago be able to do this? In Mesopotamia, they were domesticating wheat and other grains about the same time. They were even starting to build cities.
We tend to forget that people 10,000 years ago were *fully modern humans* with the same intellectual capabilities as people today. They didn't have as much *information*, but they were just as creative and able to learn about their environment as we are today (although from a different knowledge base).
