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The Distribution and Development of Fremont Maize Agriculture: Some Preliminary Interpretations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Joseph Winter
Joseph Winter*
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Department of Anthropology, University of Utah
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Abstract

This study concentrates upon the distribution and possible developmental sequence of maize agriculture in the northern Southwest, and its significance for Fremont cultural dynamics. Attention is focused upon the corn known as Fremont Dent, which was one of the main forms of maize raised by the peoples of the Fremont culture. Of particular interest is maize material from the Evans Mound, Grantsville, and Nine Mile Canyon Fremont sites, which demonstrates a pattern of regional distribution within the Fremont culture area. Also of importance is the corn from Clydes Cavern, a well-stratified dry cave in east-central Utah. A large collection of corn was recovered from this site which broadens our knowledge of the forms, origins, and economic relations of the Fremont corn complex.

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American Antiquity , Volume 38 , Issue 4 , October 1973 , pp. 439 - 452
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1973

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