By bringing in as many different kinds of people as possible who can bring their expertise to bear in what we are doing, we are able to find unexpected but significant results that might otherwise have been missed. It is truly a process of unexpected discovery, and what you get out of it depends on how well you keep open to new ideas. |
Smithsonian researcher Linda Perry's analysis of starch grains extracted from sediment samples and stone tools discovered at the site revealed two kinds of corn that had been ground into flour. No one has found a record of either from anywhere near this time for this part of Peru. At this early time period, agricultural hadn't been demonstrated in the highlands of Peru, Bolivia or Chile. |