It often is hard to find intact corncobs because they do not fossilize well. How could a palynologist help determine the origin of corn?

boitshupoO

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2021-08-10

Pollen analysis, or palynology, is an important tool used in archaeology. Palynologists take samples of soil from archaeological sites and analyze the pollen from different soil layers. By examining the changes in pollen types over time, palynologists can learn about historical land use. The pollen in the soil indicates how the land was used—whether it was cultivated, a forest was cleared, or if it was abandoned. Scientists have been trying to find the origin of corn. They know that corn was domesticated from a plant called teosinte that grew somewhere in the central valley of Mexico between 12,000 and 6,000 years ago. It often is hard to find intact corncobs because they do not fossilize well. How could a palynologist help determine the origin of corn?

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crocolylec

crocolylec

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Similarities in the pollen structure between teosinte and corn

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