This post was updated Oct. 8 at 10:10 p.m. A UCLA lecturer illustrates the depth of Indigenous knowledge by blending art history and botany. Helen Burgos-Ellis, a continuing lecturer at the Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies, published “Aztec Science: The Genetic Origin of Maize, Pollination, and Plant Sexuality Recorded in Art” on Sept. Read more...
Photo: Aztec day sign glyphs depict grass as growing out of a skeletal jaw with blades resembling hair. The first chapter of Burgos-Ellis’ book details the Aztec worship of grass, which she said was understood as the parent of corn. (Courtesy of Helen Burgos-Ellis)
