Identifying maize in neotropical sediments and soils using cob phytoliths

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 611-627

  Pearsall, Deborah M ^a   Chandler Ezell, Karol ^a   Chandler Ezell, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Blind testing; Ecuador; Jama river valley; Paleoethnobotany; Phytoliths; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; MAIZE; PHYTOLITH;

EID: 0037406196     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4403(02)00237-6     Document Type: Article

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