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| a wild grass found in the highlands of Mexico, the wild ancestor of maize. |
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| accelerator mass spectrometer |
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| a refined method of radiocarbon dating that makes it possible to date very small samples, including plant remains. |
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| a theory based on the assumption that the choices people make reflect ration self-interest in maximizing efficiency when collecting and processing resources. |
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| sites built up with large accumulations of discarded shells |
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| frequency of objects decrease the further away from their source one travels |
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| a period of intensive mound building in the Ohio River valley; it corresponds to the early woodland culture. |
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| a period of intensive mound building in the Ohio river valley; it corresponds to the middle woodland culture. |
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| the model that sees the Hopewell earthworks as the empty core of a dispersed settlement pattern. |
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| the study of diet through the chemical signature of bones; particularly effective in tracing the spread of maize agriculture. |
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| ceremonial mounds during the woodland culture in North America. |
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