Large precolonial villages in the Brazilian Cerrado practiced maize-based polyculture
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New study helps resolve one of South American archaeology's longest-running debates: the role of maize in precolonial societies. Evidence reveals that large villages in central Brazil were supported by polyculture maize farming while neighboring societies maintained diversified food production strategies.
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