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Seen From The Helm – A Shipbuilder’s / Seafarer’s Perspective On Digital Reconstruction (2023)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Pat Tanner.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Digital Approaches in Nautical Archaeology", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. With digital technologies for the documentation, reconstruction and analysis of archaeological boat and ship finds becoming the norm, this presentation examines those processes from the viewpoint of a shipbuilder and seafarer. It will examine what information is being documented and recorded. How that information is being interpreted...

Tracing Zea mays through the Americas using Maize Cob Phytoliths (2015)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Linda Scott Cummings.

Dolores Piperno has addressed the origins of maize agriculture in the New World through examination of samples from MesoAmerica. Ultimately, maize diffused throughout the world. Prior to globilization, maize spread throughout the Americas. Zea mays is represented by over 100 races in North America alone. My work has focused on the spread of maize agriculture, rather than its origins. Identifying races of maize is a daunting task for any region of the Americas. The most informative remains for...