The earliest evidence of ostionoid maize agriculture from the interior of Hispaniola

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-52

  Lane, Chad S ^a   Horn, Sally P ^a   Orvis, Kenneth H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dominican Republic; Lake sediment; Pollen; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CHRONOLOGY; CULTIVATION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MAIZE; POLLEN; PREHISTORIC;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; GREATER ANTILLES; HISPANIOLA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 46149102964     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18475/cjos.v44i1.a6     Document Type: Article

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