Identification of Benincasa hispida (wax gourd) from the kana archaeological site, western highlands Province, Papua New Guinea

Archaeology in Oceania

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 186-191

  Matthews, Peter J ^a  

^a NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ETHNOLOGY   (Japan)

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EID: 32644484357     PISSN: 07284896     EISSN: 18344453     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1834-4453.2003.tb00544.x     Document Type: Article

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