Origin and Environmental Setting of Ancient Agriculture in the Lowlands of Mesoamerica

Archaeological research in the Gulf Coast of Tabasco reveals the earliest record of maize cultivation in Mexico. The first farmers settled along beach ridges and lagoons of the Grijalva River delta. Pollen from cultivated Zea appears with evidence of forest clearing about 5100 calendar years B.C. (y...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Science. - The American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1880. - 292(2001), 5520, Seite 1370-1373
1. Verfasser:	Pope, Kevin O. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser:	Jones, John G., Lentz, David L., von Nagy, Christopher, Vega, Francisco J., Quitmyer, Irvy R.
Format:	Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	2001
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:	Science
Schlagworte:	Biological sciences Applied sciences Physical sciences