Table of contents : The archaeology of MaizeThe place of Maize in (agri)cultural origin stories -- Old puzzles and new questions about Maize's origins and spread -- Timing is everything: dating Maize -- Maize through a magnifying glass: macro-remains -- Maize through a microscope: micro-remains -- Elemental Maize: tracing Maize isotopically -- Genetically modified Maize the old way: by agriculture1 -- Daily tools and sacred symbols.