Ancient Maize Map

Information

ID: 408
Other ID: BGS-2576
Type: MicroSample
Subtype: starch grain
Site: Waynuna
Depositional context: house

156 starch granules on lithic tool 30 and 97 starch granules from soil sample at Level 3b/Pit C and associated with bulk charcoal sample from same level. This level was identified as a posthouse deposit (See Table 1 and 2 in Perry et al. 2006:77-78).

Radiocarbon Date

Lab number: BGS-2576
Dating method: AMS
Directly dated: No
Dated material: unknown
Contaminated?: No
Lower cal BP (years): 3817
Median cal BP (years): 3616
Upper cal BP (years): 3472
Uncal BP (years): 3431
± 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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