An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c7.s2.11

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2.2.7 *Zea Mays* (maize, *makka*). Imprints found at KAUNḌINYAPURA in c. 1435. Primitive (living fossil) maize in Sikkim is cytologically different from American or Carribean maize, supporting its pre-Columbian occurrence in the subcontinent, though perhaps it was reintroduced by the Arabs.