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| area of Middle American includes Mexico and Central America |
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| ancient wild relative of maize |
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| first site of maize dating 6,250-5,500 ya |
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| radio carbon dating of small samples |
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| earliest plant domesticated, thicker rinds and orange in color |
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| site where oldest beans have been found 2,500ya |
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| hunter-gatherer societies turned into villages |
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| studied Tehuacan Valley in 1960's |
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| DOMESTICATES OF THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST |
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| large site in N. Mexico with 8km high walls |
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| maize agriculture higher rate of return than wild grass |
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| lower rainfall, low returns for maize |
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| choices ppl make reflect self-interest to maximize efficiency |
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| series of canals discovered |
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| 2 mummified dogs found with human burials |
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| when pottery was introduced |
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| 60 pit houses and storage pits found |
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| diversity and ecological conditions |
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| increasing large burial mounds and burial practices |
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| trade network that moved goods long distances |
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| E. NORTH AMERICA DOMESTICATES |
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| squash, chenopod, marsh, and sunflower |
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| sites built up with discarded shells |
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| large shell midden site in Kentucky thousands of burials discovered |
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| non local goods discovered, showed trade network |
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| BRIAN HAYDEN'S MODEL OF ORIGINS OF AGRICULTURE |
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| competitive feasting as a stimulus for agricultural production |
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| 2 circular enclosures at Hopewell site |
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| earthworks served as symbolic and ceremonial core of community |
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| occupied earthwork in Ohio |
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| bone chemistry can determine role of maize in diet |
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| plants domesticated by themselves |
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| intentional actions of domestication |
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gender bias towards males
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