C. V. Rodriguez

D. Goldstein

Haas

J. Haas

K. Reinhard

L. Huaman Mesia

Perry

Piperno

Vinton

W. Creamer

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            For more than 40 y, there has been an active discussion over the presence and economic importance of maize (
            Zea mays
            ) during the Late Archaic period (3000–1800 B.C.) in ancient Peru. The evidence for Late Archaic maize has been limited, leading to the interpretation that it was present but used primarily for ceremonial purposes. Archaeological testing at a number of sites in the Norte Chico region of the north central coast provides a broad range of empirical data on the production, processing, and consumption of maize. New data drawn from coprolites, pollen records, and stone tool residues, combined with 126 radiocarbon dates, demonstrate that maize was widely grown, intensively processed, and constituted a primary component of the diet throughout the period from 3000 to 1800 B.C.
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Jonathan Haas

Winifred Creamer

Luis Huamán Mesía

David Goldstein

Karl Reinhard

Cindy Vergel Rodríguez

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Evidence for maize (
            <i>Zea mays</i>
            ) in the Late Archaic (3000–1800 B.C.) in the Norte Chico region of Peru

http://www.pnas.org/content/110/13/4945.full.pdf

Evidence for maize (Zea mays) in the Late Archaic (3000-1800 B.C.) in the Norte Chico region of Peru

Evidence for maize (Zea mays) in the Late Archaic (3000-1800 B.C.) in the Norte Chico region of Peru

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