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Maize : origin, domestication, and its role in the development of culture / Duccio Bonavia.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bonavia, Duccio, 1935-2012
- Standardized Title:
- Maíz. English
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Corn--History.
- Corn.
- Corn--America.
- History.
- America.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- 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. An appendix (by Alexander Grobman) provides the first ever comprehensive compilation of maize genetic data, correlating this data with the archaeological evidence presented throughout the book. This book provides a unique interpretation of questions of dating and evolution, supported by extensive data, following the spread of maize from South to North America, and eventually to Europe and beyond.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. The maize problematic; 2. Maize as seen by Europeans; 3. The origin of maize; 4. The domestication of maize; 5. The archaeological evidence; 6. The role of maize in Andean culture; 7. Maize as seen by the first Europeans; 8. The dispersal of maize around the world; 9. Chica; 10. Discussion and conclusions; Appendix Alexander Grobman.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Bonavia, Duccio, 1935-2012. Maíz. English. Maize.
- ISBN:
- 9781139625524
- 1139625527
- 9781139149433
- 1139149431
- OCLC:
- 842919817
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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