1. Details of ancient Native American domesticated plant use – Fill in (1) the type of domesticated plant you have chosen in the blank below, and (2) the table that follows with the details for the two ancient American groups that used this plant. (10 points) Chosen plant domesticated in the Americas: ______________
   Ancient Native American group name Country/Region inhabited (e.g., US Southern Arizona, coastal Peru, etc.) Name of archaeological site with evidence of group’s past plant use (e.g., Casa Grande) Type(s) of plant use* (e.g., cultivation, storage, trade, consumption, etc.) *This can be any plant originally domesticated in any region of the Americas (either continent!). **For each type of plant use listed here, you will describe the archaeological evidence in the next section/question. It is fine to only include one type of use in the table for each group.
2. Description of plant use Describe how each group in your table above used the plant domesticate you have chosen. In each case, indicate how evidence from the archaeological record can be used to identify the specific use of the plant you describe. 150 – 250 words (12 points)
3. Description of cultivation strategies Describe the strategy(ies) used to prepare growing locations, plant, grow, irrigate, harvest, and/or store this plant by past people in at least one of the groups in your table. In your response, briefly explain how these strategies were likely related to the local environment or geographic location of the group/inhabited site. 100-200 words (10 points)
4. Comparison of cultivation strategies Address how the cultivation method(s) for this plant by the past group that you described in #3 differ(s) from that either used by another past group living in a different part of the Americas or used by modern producers of this plant today in any region. Be sure to identify the second group specifically, and include citations for any outside sources you use. 100 – 200 words (10 points)
5. Photographic evidence of your/your communities use of this plant today! Include one or two personally-taken* photographs in the space below that show how this plant domesticate features into your life (or that of members of your broader community) today (e.g., a photo of prepared food in which a part of the plant is clearly visible, a photo of packaging with the plant included in an ingredient list or depicted as an image, etc.) (4 points) [Insert photograph(s) here] * The photograph must have been originally taken by you. It does not need to be high quality, but should be clear enough that the plant/plant name or image can be seen.
6. Plant evidence in the future archaeological record For the evidence that you have provided of this plant in your life in the photograph you included above, address the likelihood that it will become part of the archaeological record that could be found by future archaeologists. Briefly describe what parts of the plant, packaging, etc. shown in your photograph you think might be preserved and why, and how they could be recovered and analyzed by future archaeologists. 100 – 200 words (10 points)

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