Ancient Maize Map

Information

ID: 498
Other ID: Beta-9566
Type: MicroSample
Subtype:
Site: Loma Alta
Depositional context: midden

One maize starch granule was recovered from sediment sample (FS1052, Sample 130). The date was taken from associated charcoal (Zarrillo et al. 2008).

Radiocarbon Date

Lab number: Beta-9566
Dating method: AMS
Directly dated: No
Dated material: charcoal
Contaminated?: No
Lower cal BP (years): 4838
Median cal BP (years): 4656
Upper cal BP (years): 4441
Uncal BP (years): 4180
± 1 σ (years): 70
δ13C:

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References Cited

Zarrillo, S., D. M. Pearsall, J. S. Raymond, M. A. Tisdale and D. J. Quon
2008 Directly dated starch residues document early formative maize (Zea mays L.) in tropical Ecuador. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 105(13):5006–5011.

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