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Smithsonian 2009 — earliest direct maize evidence
Smithsonian 2009 — earliest direct maize evidence

Smithsonian 2009 — earliest direct maize evidence

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notion://custom_emoji/d77d9ecf-fe87-410d-8ef2-829c122b0a7f/3e8551ad-82f1-815c-b0a6-007a9d82e5deWhiskey Literature Notes Database (USWA)

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Complete short-source synthesis. Direct Central Balsas evidence supports the deep-time maize foundation; the linked PNAS paper remains the technical authority.

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See Author Argument and the linked verified Excerpts.

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See Researcher Synthesis for the source’s role in the American whiskey history.

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Evidence quality, limitations, and open questions are recorded in the page properties. “Complete” applies only to the explicitly recorded review scope.

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September 5, 2026
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Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian Institution
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Direct evidence places maize domestication by about 8,700 years agoDirect evidence places maize domestication by about 8,700 years ago
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Indigenous agriculture is a distinct history, not whiskey’s prefaceIndigenous agriculture is a distinct history, not whiskey’s preface
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Smithsonian 2009, maize domesticated by 8,700 BPSmithsonian 2009, maize domesticated by 8,700 BP
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