Chapter 2. The Place of Maize in (Agri)cultural Origin Stories

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. Chapter 1. The Archaeology of Maize 17
7. Chapter 2. The Place of Maize in (Agri)cultural Origin Stories 37
8. Chapter 3. Old Puzzles and New Questions about Maize’s Origins and Spread 53
9. Chapter 4. Timing Is Everything: Dating Maize 74
10. Chapter 5. Maize through a Magnifying Glass: Macroremains 100
11. Chapter 6. Maize through a Microscope: Microremains 115
12. Chapter 7. Elemental Maize: Tracing Maize Isotopically 135
13. Chapter 8. Genetically Modified Maize the Old Way – By Agriculture 154
14. Chapter 9. Daily Tools and Sacred Symbols 176
15. Notes 211
16. Glossary 229
17. References 233
18. Index 255