The reversed fortunes of sago and rice, Oryza sativa, in the rainforests of Sarawak, Borneo

Quaternary International

Volumn 249, Issue , 2012, Pages 96-104

  Barton, Huw ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL HISTORY; DISPERSAL; HOLOCENE; NEOLITHIC; RAINFOREST; RICE;

BORNEO; EAST MALAYSIA; MALAYSIA; SARAWAK;

COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 84855975467     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2011.03.037     Document Type: Article

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