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The Maize Agricultural Revolution: Myth or Reality?
| Location: | Connecticut, United States |
| Lecture Date: | 2009-03-15 (Archive) |
| Date Submitted: |
2009-01-16 |
| Announcement ID: |
166342 |
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Perhaps the most important agricultural change in Native American history was the introduction of maize, which took place roughly 1,000 years ago in North America’s northeast region. With maize came increased populations and the first truly sedentary villages. Archaeologists have found clear evidence of morphological changes in the plant over time, as it was manipulated to produce larger, more abundant cobs. As part of the Natural History of Food Series, Kevin McBride, Associate Professor of Anthropology at UConn and Director of Research for the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, will discuss how Native Americans from the New England area changed from gathering and hunting food to sophisticated agriculture practices. Adults and children ages 10 and above. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
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David C. Colberg
Public Information Coordinator
Connecticut State Museum of Natural History
Connecticut Archaeology Center
University of Connecticut
2019 Hillside Road, Unit 1023
Storrs, CT 06269-1023
Phone: 860.486.5690
Email: david.colberg@uconn.edu
Visit the website at http://www.cac.uconn.edu/mnhhome.html
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