Corn Fire (2 of 3) (IMAGE)

University of Cincinnati

Corn Fire (2 of 3)

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UC professor Alan Sullivan's research is challenging the assumption that prehistoric people subsisted on corn in America's Southwest. Instead, he said evidence suggests they used fire to cultivate wild foods.

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Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative Services

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