Maize Origin, Domestication, and Its Role in the Development of Culture |
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| Author:
| Bonavia, Duccio |
| ISBN: | 978-1-139-14943-3 |
| Publication Date: | May 2013 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $165.00 |
Book Description:
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This book examines one of the thorniest problems of ancient American archaeology: the origins and domestication of maize. Using a variety of scientific techniques, Duccio Bonavia explores the development of maize, its adaptation to varying climates and its fundamental role in ancient American cultures. This book follows the spread of maize from South to North America and eventually to Europe and beyond.
This book examines one of the thorniest problems of ancient American archaeology: the origins and domestication of maize. Using a variety of scientific techniques, Duccio Bonavia explores the development of maize, its adaptation to varying climates and its fundamental role in ancient American cultures. This book follows the spread of maize from South to North America and eventually to Europe and beyond.