The Forgotten Crops of North America: The Eastern Agricultural Complex

Four thousand years ago in Eastern North America, a phenomenon was starting. A suite of plants were being domesticated into the first crops of North America. Seven plants, most of them long forgotten, would form the Eastern Agricultural Complex and become the genesis of agriculture in North America. In this episode, we'll explore the rise and fall of the Eastern Agricultural Complex. Chapters: Introduction: 0:00 Disclaimers and Sources: 3:19 Archaic Period: 6:42 Eastern Agricultural Complex Crops: 11:39 Crop Domestication in the Eastern Woodlands: 19:26 Woodland Period: 26:46 The arrival of maize and the Mississippian Period: 34:42 The decline of the Eastern Agricultural Complex: 40:42 Conclusion: 45:17 Patreon:   / ancientamericas   Facebook:   / ancientamericas   ​ Sources and Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q...