Fossil plant remains at Rano Raraku, Easter Island's statue quarry: Evidence for past elevated lake level and ancient Polynesian agriculture

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 767-783

  Horrocks, M ^a,b   Baisden, W T ^c   Flenley, J ^d   Feek, D ^d   Nualart, L González ^e   Haoa Cardinali, S ^e   Gorman, T Edmunds ^e  

^a MICROFOSSIL RESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^d MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Agriculture; Easter Island; Fossil rhizome casts; Late Quaternary; Phytoliths; Pollen; Starch

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL HISTORY; CATCHMENT; CLEARCUTTING; CRATER; CROP PLANT; DEFORESTATION; FOSSIL RECORD; FRUIT; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; IRON; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LAKE LEVEL; LAST GLACIAL; MICROFOSSIL; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PHYTOLITH; POLLEN; QUARRY; RHIZOME; SOIL PROFILE; STARCH;

EASTER ISLAND; POLYNESIA; RANO RARAKU;

COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; FILICOPHYTA; IPOMOEA BATATAS; LAGENARIA SICERARIA; MUSA; SCIRPUS CALIFORNICUS;

EID: 84869881000     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-012-9643-0     Document Type: Article

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