Maize [electronic resource] : origin, domestication, and its role in the development of culture / Duccio Bonavia ; translated by Javier Flores Espinoza ; with appendix by Alexander Grobman.

Maize [electronic resource] : origin, domestication, and its role in the development of culture / Duccio Bonavia ; translated by Javier Flores Espinoza ; with appendix by Alexander Grobman.

Maíz. English

9781107023031
9781139612500 (electronic book)

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

English

xviii, 586 p. : ill.

SB191.M2 B68413 2013

633.1/5

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

First published in Spanish as El Maíz. Su origen, su domesticación y el rol que ha cumplido en el desarrollo de la Cultura by Universidad de San Martin de Porres 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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