ABSTRACT
Introduction 199 Zea mays on the Frontier: A South American Case 201 The Study Area 201 Domesticates: Maize and Other Resources in the Late
Holocene 202 Isotopic Ecology and Human Diet: δ13C and δ15N
Information 202 Late Holocene Human Diet and the Use of Maize 207 The Zea mays Frontier Adoption Model 211 Final Remarks 212
Guanaco Common name of Lama guanicoe. It is an important wild camelid of South America and is the biggest terrestrial game. It was an important subsistence resource to Pre-Hispanic hunter-gatherers.
