Evidence for introduced taro (Colocasia esculenta) and lesser yam (Dioscorea esculenta) in Lapita-era (c. 3050-2500 cal. yr BP) deposits from Bourewa, southwest Viti Levu Island, Fiji

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 739-748

  Horrocks, Mark ^a,b   Nunn, Patrick D ^c  

^a MICROFOSSIL RESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Ancient starch; Colocasia esculenta; Dioscorea esculenta; Fiji; Lapita

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; MICROFOSSIL; PALEOBOTANY; PALYNOLOGY; PHYTOLITH; PLANT; STARCH; XYLEM;

FIJI; MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; VITI LEVU;

COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; DIOSCOREA ESCULENTA;

EID: 33845605474     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2006.07.011     Document Type: Article

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