ABSTRACT
Dispersal 56 Direct Dating of Maize 57 On the Indirect Dating of Maize 59 Dating the Early Distribution of Zea Pollen 60 Dating the Early Distribution of Maize Phytoliths 63 Dating the Early Distribution of Moderate-to-High Stable
Carbon Isotope Ratios 65 Comparing the Different Lines of Evidence 68 Discussion of the Social Implications of Maize’s Early
Spread: Initial Uses of Maize 68
AMS dating A radiocarbon dating technique using accelerator mass spectrometry that requires only minute samples of ancient material to directly count the amount of 14C remaining.
