Maize Cobs and Cultures: History of Zea mays L.

• Main Author: Staller, John (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Culture > Study and teaching.; Agriculture.; Plant science.; Botany.; Anthropology.; Archaeology.; Social Sciences.; Plant Sciences.; Regional and Cultural Studies.; Methodology of the Social Sciences.

Our perceptions and conceptions regarding the roles and importance of maize to ancient economies is largely a product of scientific research on the plant itself, developed for the most part out of botanical research, and its recent role as one of the most important economic staples in the world. Ant...