Either way,squash seeds,stems and rinds discovered in a cave in Oaxaca, Mexico provide evidence that,at least 10,000 years ago,ancient people had already begun domesticating a squash that would, eventually,carve a place for itself as our modern pumpkin.

无论哪种方式， 在墨西哥瓦哈卡州的一个洞穴中发现的南瓜种子、茎和外皮提供的证据表明，至少在 10, 000 年前， 古人就已经开始驯化一种南瓜，这种南瓜最终将成为我们现代的南瓜。