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Early isotopic evidence for maize as a staple grain in the Americas

Douglas J. Kennett, Keith M. Prufer, Brendan J. Culleton, Richard J. George, Mark Robinson, Willa Trask, Gina Buckley, Emily Moes, Emily Kate, Thomas K. Harper,

Science Advances · 2020 · 130 citations · 51 references

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We use carbon isotopes in human bone as the earliest direct evidence for maize as a staple grain in the Americas.

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