HARVESTING THE PAST: Plants and People in Prehistoric Tennessee 6 September - 30 November 1997 INTRODUCTION Since the arrival of Europeans in the Americas, native American plants have been a focus of intense interest. By the 16th century, plants such as corn and sunflower were being sent to Europe for cultivation. Today, 60% of the food consumed by humans is derived from four plant groups -- wheat and rice from Asia and corn (maize) and potatoes from the Americas. ARCHAE ...

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Illuminating the Past: Remote Sensing at Shiloh National Military Park by David G. Anderson, John E. Cornelison, David Bean, and Paul D. Welch Between July 12 and 25, 1999, a team from the Southeast Archeological Center (SEAC) examined several areas at Shiloh National Military Park in western Tennessee and at Corinth, Mississippi. The work documented a wide array of Civil War era military features, New Deal era archaeological excavation trenches, and Mississippian mound constr ...