Ancient Maize Map

Information

ID: 405
Other ID: BGS-2575
Type: MicroSample
Subtype: starch grain
Site: Waynuna
Depositional context: house

64 starch granules recovered from Level 5 primera/Pit C associated with bulk charcoal sample from the same level. This level used to be a house floor (See Table 1 and 2 in Perry et al. 2006:77-78).

Radiocarbon Date

Lab number: BGS-2575
Dating method: AMS
Directly dated: No
Dated material: unknown
Contaminated?: No
Lower cal BP (years): 4064
Median cal BP (years): 3875
Upper cal BP (years): 3705
Uncal BP (years): 3631
± 1 σ (years): 45
δ13C:

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References Cited

Perry, L., D. H. Sandweiss, D. R. Piperno, K. Rademaker, M. A. Malpass, A. Umire and P. de la Vera
2006 Early Maize Agriculture and Interzonal Interaction in Southern Peru. Nature 440:76-79.

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