Africa's earliest bananas?

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 102-113

  Lejju, B Julius ^a   Robertshaw, Peter ^b   Taylor, David ^c  

^a MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Archaeobotany; Bananas; Central Africa; Food production; Indian Ocean trade; Phytoliths

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TRADE; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; FOOD PRODUCTION; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY;

AFRICA;

MUSA;

EID: 31144438047     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.06.015     Document Type: Article

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