The Potential of Bulk δ13C on Encrusted Cooking Residues as Independent Evidence for Regional Maize Histories

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AUTOR(ES) J.P. Hart , J.D. Richards , William A. Lovis , Robert J. Jeske
ANO 2012
TIPO Artigo
PERIÓDICO American Antiquity
ISSN 0002-7316
E-ISSN 2325-5064
EDITORA Elsevier (Netherlands)
DOI 10.7183/0002-7316.77.2.315
CITAÇÕES 5
ADICIONADO EM 2025-08-18
MD5 b3cda85eb6cca851bfb7e3b73afab5e4

Resumo

The histories of maize utilization in eastern North America have been substantially revised recently, primarily because of the analysis of charred cooking residues encrusted on pottery. A multifaceted research strategy of bulk δ13C assays coupled with accelerator mass spectrometry radiocarbon data and microbotanical evidence can yield coherent regional maize use histories. Bulk δ13 C assay interpretation complications include (1) variations among vessels by site, (2) a potential for false negatives, and (3) a wide range of variation potentially present for any given time period. Regional histories using this approach can be quite variable without appropriate use of multiple lines of evidence.

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