Prehistoric and early historic agriculture at Maunga Orito, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile

Antiquity

Volumn 80, Issue 310, 2006, Pages 919-936

  Stevenson, Christopher M ^a   Jackson, Thomas L ^b   Mieth, Andreas ^c   Bork, Hans Rudolf ^c   Ladefoged, Thegn N ^d  

^a Virginia Department of Historic Resources   (United States)

^b Pacific Legacy   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Deforestation; Easter Island; Erosion; Lithic mulch; Polynesia

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL HISTORY; DEFORESTATION; EROSION; MULCH;

CHILE; EASTER ISLAND; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

COLOCASIA ESCULENTA;

EID: 33845746366     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: 0003598X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00094515     Document Type: Article

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