Maize : origin, domestication, and its role in the development of culture / / Duccio Bonavia [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Bonavia Duccio <1935-2012, >
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xviii, 586 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 633.1/5
• Soggetto topico: Corn - History; Corn - America
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. The maize problematic -- ; 2. Maize as seen by Europeans -- ; 3. The origin of maize -- ; 4. The domestication of maize -- ; 5. The archaeological evidence -- ; 6. The role of maize in Andean culture -- ; 7. Maize as seen by the first Europeans -- ; 8. The dispersal of maize around the world -- ; 9. Chica -- ; 10. Discussion and conclusions -- ; Appendix: Alexander Grobman.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book examines one of the thorniest problems of ancient American archaeology: the origins and domestication of maize. Using a variety of scientific techniques, Duccio Bonavia explores the development of maize, its adaptation to varying climates and its fundamental role in ancient American cultures. An appendix (by Alexander Grobman) provides the first-ever comprehensive compilation of maize genetic data, correlating this data with the archaeological evidence presented throughout the book. This book provides a unique interpretation of questions of dating and evolution, supported by extensive data, following the spread of maize from South to North America and eventually to Europe and beyond.
• Titolo autorizzato: Maize
• ISBN: 1-139-61064-3; 1-107-23597-9; 1-139-62180-7; 1-139-60896-7; 1-139-61250-6; 1-139-61622-6; 1-139-14943-1; 1-139-62552-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462946503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II