ABSTRACT

It has been known for some time that little barley was cultivated 2000 years ago by the Hohokam of Arizona (Gasser 1982, Asch and Asch 1985). Gayle Fritz also identified it in the Spiro site of Oklahoma (Yarnell in Asch and Asch 1985). However, it was not until somewhat later that it was realized that it also was cultivated in Illinois (Asch and Asch 1985).