Ancient Maize Map

Information

ID: 456
Other ID: N/A
Type: MicroSample
Subtype:
Site: Enseada 1
Depositional context: midden

Starch consistent with Zea mays, recovered from dental calculus. This date is on collagen from human bone recovered at the site, though it is not stated if this is the individual from which the calculus was recovered (Wesolowski et al. 2010:1327).

Radiocarbon Date

Lab number: N/A
Dating method: AMS
Directly dated: No
Dated material:
Contaminated?: No
Lower cal BP (years): 1315
Median cal BP (years): 1265
Upper cal BP (years): 1175
Uncal BP (years): 1390
± 1 σ (years): 40
δ13C:

Attached Files

Starch grain, consistent with Zea mays, that may have been altered (Wesolowski et al. 2010:1331, Fig. 5 c).

References Cited

Wesolowski, V., S. M. Ferraz MendonÁa de Souza, K. J. Reinhard and G. Ceccantini
2010 Evaluating Microfossil Content of Dental Calculus from Brazilian Sambaquis. Journal of Archaeological Science 37(6):1326-1338.

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