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Maize Phytoliths

Maize Phytoliths is a type of plant microfossil composed of silica deposits formed in the tissues of Zea mays, distinguished by its species-specific morphological characteristics that enable the identification of maize cultivation and domestication in archaeological contexts.

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2017–2026

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Starch grain and phytolith evidence for early ninth millennium B.P. maize from the Central Balsas River Valley, Mexico

Dolores R. Piperno, Anthony J. Ranere, Irene Holst et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2009 · 723 citations · Full text

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The earliest archaeological maize ( <i>Zea mays</i> L.) from highland Mexico: New accelerator mass spectrometry dates and their implications

Dolores R. Piperno, K. V. Flannery · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2001 · 422 citations · Full text

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The cultural and chronological context of early Holocene maize and squash domestication in the Central Balsas River Valley, Mexico

Anthony J. Ranere, Dolores R. Piperno, Irene Holst et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2009 · 251 citations · Full text

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Phytolith Analysis of Archeological Soils: Evidence for Maize Cultivation in Formative Ecuador

Deborah M. Pearsall · Science · 1978 · 144 citations

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A Comparison and Differentiation of Phytoliths from Maize and Wild Grasses: Use of Morphological Criteria

Dolores R. Piperno · American Antiquity · 1984 · 144 citations

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Authors

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  1. DR
    Dolores R. Piperno

    Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama

    10 publications · 2.1K citations

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  2. DM
    Deborah M. Pearsall

    University of Missouri, United States

    8 publications · 681 citations

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  3. AJ
    Anthony J. Ranere

    Temple University, United States

    3 publications · 1.1K citations

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  4. SR
    Steven R. Bozarth

    University of Kansas, United States

    3 publications · 105 citations

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  5. KC
    Karol Chandler-Ezell

    University of Missouri, United States

    3 publications · 170 citations

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Institutions

44

  1. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

    Panama City, Panama

    10 h-index

    19 publications

    4.9K citations

  2. University of Missouri

    Columbia, United States

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    753 citations

  3. National Museum of Natural History

    Washington, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    1.2K citations

  4. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    198 citations

  5. University of Kansas

    Lawrence, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    105 citations

  6. Temple University

    Philadelphia, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    2.1K citations

  7. New York State Museum

    Albany, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    174 citations

  8. University of Exeter

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    974 citations

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  1. American Antiquity

    8 publications · 541 citations

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  2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 6 publications · 1.8K citations

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  3. Journal of Archaeological Science

    5 publications · 391 citations

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  4. Latin American Antiquity

    3 publications · 76 citations

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  5. Science

    2 publications · 177 citations

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