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The Case for 10,000-Year-Old Agriculture at Kuk

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ID20041065
AuthorsTim Denham (0000-0002-8164-2990), Jack Golson, Philip D Hughes (0000-0002-8284-0219), Philip Hughes (0000-0001-7928-5229)
Year2017
Publication date2017-07-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeCHAPTER
VenueTen Thousand Years of Cultivation at Kuk Swamp in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherANU Press (PUBLISHER • AU)
DOI10.22459/ta46.07.2017.11
OpenAlexW2730088876
ISBN9781760461164
LanguageEN
Citations received6

Evidence of past human activities sealed by grey clay was first discovered during stratigraphic recording of plantation drains at Kuk in 1974. Excavations occurred at the site in subsequent years (1975-77 and 1998) to determine more fully the character of the finds (Fig. The archaeological remains, which date to 10,000 years ago, are unique to Kuk and have two major components: a palaeochannel (a prehistoric channel) and a palaeosurface (an old buried land surface). These components are discussed below and interpreted with respect to associated land usage and whether they represent prehistoric agricultural practices

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Citations per year1
Citation span2020 - 2026 (7)
Citation velocitycurrent
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