The changing role of irrigated Colocasia esculenta (taro) on Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands: From an essential element of colonization to an important risk-reduction strategy

Asian Perspectives

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 139-155

  Addison, David J ^a  

^a American Samoa Community College   (American Samoa)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Archaeology; Intensification; Irrigation; Polynesia; Risk reduction

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL HISTORY; AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; COLONIZATION; CROP PLANT; CULTIVATION; IRRIGATION;

FRENCH POLYNESIA; MARQUESAS ISLANDS; NUKU HIVA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA;

ARTOCARPUS ALTILIS; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA;

EID: 41549152900     PISSN: 00668435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/asi.2008.0008     Document Type: Article

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