Plant microfossils in prehistoric archaeological deposits from Yuku rock shelter, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 290-301

  Horrocks, M ^a,b   Bulmer, S ^c   Gardner, R O ^c  

^a MICROFOSSIL RESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dioscorea; Musa; New Guinea Highlands; Plant microfossils; Prehistoric plant subsistence

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; MICROFOSSIL; PALYNOLOGY; PHYTOLITH; SPORE; TAXONOMY;

MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; WESTERN HIGHLANDS;

ASCOMYCOTA; DIOSCOREA; DIOSCOREA ALATA; DIOSCOREA BULBIFERA; DIOSCOREA ESCULENTA; DIOSCOREA NUMMULARIA; DIOSCOREA PENTAPHYLLA; ELAEOCARPUS; MUSA; TUBER (TRUFFLE);

EID: 37849025300     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2007.03.005     Document Type: Article

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