It is difficult to overstate the cultural and biological impacts that the domestication of plants
and animals has had on our species. Fundamental questions regarding where, when, and …

… ecologically dissimilar regions of the country (see also Piperno, forthcoming). In South America,
… of Cucurbita and Capsicum; Piperno, forthcoming; Piperno and Dillehay, forthcoming). …

… Standard phytolith extraction techniques (wet ashing), as described by Piperno (1 988) and
Kealhofer (1 996b), were followed. Samples were mounted on slides, and the slides were …

… Last but not least, my own first copy of this volume will be presented to Rita and George
Piperno. They didn't have nearly the opportunities I had, but they always encouraged my …

… Rita Piperno took time out of a well-earned retirement to faithfully and loyally type each …
Plates 94 and 95 are reproduced from Piperno (1985b) by permission of Academic Press. …

Questions that still surround the origin and early dispersals of maize (Zea mays L.) result in
large part from the absence of information on its early history from the Balsas River Valley of …

Accelerator mass spectrometry age determinations of maize cobs (Zea mays L.) from Guilá
Naquitz Cave in Oaxaca, Mexico, produced dates of 5,400 carbon-14 years before the …

The nature and causes of the disappearance of Neanderthals and their apparent replacement
by modern humans are subjects of considerable debate. Many researchers have …

… d, Aegilops peregrina. The arrow points to the characteristic lamellae present in this
species… 2c, d), no grains of that type were observed. In view of the large sample size of grains …

Chili peppers (Capsicum spp.) are widely cultivated food plants that arose in the Americas
and are now incorporated into cuisines worldwide. Here, we report a genus-specific starch …