March 28th, 2008 by Susan Atkey | No Comments »
The domestication and spread of maize (corn) has been a hot topic in archaeology for a number of years. Recent research from University of Calgary PhD student Sonia Zarrillo and archaeology professor Dr. Scott Raymond using a new technique for examining cooking pots shows that the “spread of maize out of Mexico more than 9,000 years ago occurred much faster than previously believed and provides evidence that corn was likely a vital food crop for villages in tropical Ecuador at least 5,000 years ago”, according to a news report from EurekAlert, an online news service operated by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
You can read the news alert here, or find the full article “Directly dated starch residues document early formative maize (Zea mays L.) in tropical Ecuador” in the March 24 online early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
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March 22nd, 2007 by Susan Atkey | No Comments »
This Saturday, the two departments that are home to archaeology at UBC (Anthropology and Classics, Near Eastern and Religious Studies) come together to hear about each other’s work. This is the 2nd annual day of presentations, posters and conversations involving archaeology students from UBC programs as well as friends and colleagues from the Vancouver area.
When: Saturday, March 24, 2007 from 8:30am-5:00pm
Where: ANSO 205/207 (show me a map)
See the poster for this session here.
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March 10th, 2007 by Susan Atkey | No Comments »
The website for Archaeology Magazine is well worth a look. Jam-packed with informative features, the site includes extras not found in the journal such as an “Interactive Digs” section with frequently updated field notes, Q&A with archaeologists, personal journals, plus the latest archaeological headlines, updated every weekday.
UBC Library subscribes to Archaeology in print and online.
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