MicroCT scanning and direct AMS dating of charred sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) fragments from Nombe rockshelter in the highlands of Papua New Guinea
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6038871 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aleese Barron (0000-0002-6677-9315, AB, M‐JM, TD : School of Archaeology and Anthropology Australian National University, corresponding author), Mary‐jane Mountain (AB, M‐JM, TD : School of Archaeology and Anthropology Australian National University), Tim Denham (0000-0002-8164-2990, AB, M‐JM, TD : School of Archaeology and Anthropology Australian National University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 146-149 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0728-4896 • E-ISSN: 1834-4453 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/arco.5266 |
| OpenAlex | W4283818190 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 16 |
Here, we report on the results of microCT scanning and Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon dating of fragments of charred archaeological parenchyma collected from surface deposits at Nombe rockshelter in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. Five fragments are taxonomically identified as sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas). Two subsamples from the largest fragment yield a combined AMS date range of c. 300–148 calBP (with median probabilities of 187 and 195 calBP respectively). Although post‐dating European voyaging in the Indo‐Pacific, these findings contribute to the corpus of information regarding the antiquity of sweet potato on the island of New Guinea
Accelerator mass spectrometry · Archaeology · Biology · Botany · Ethnology · Geography · Ipomoea · New guinea · Radiocarbon dating · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
International Protocol for the Study of Amorphous Charred Objects in Archaeology (Ipsaco 1.0)
MicroCT analysis of archaeological parenchyma identifies underground storage organs from late Holocene contexts at Birriwilk rockshelter, Manilikarr Country, northern Australia
A microCT assessment of archaeological parenchyma from three riverine shell middens dating to the early Holocene, Yongjiang River Basin, Guangxi, southern China
A protocol for identifying archaeological parenchyma using microCT
Applications of Microct Imaging to Archaeobotanical Research
Archaeobotanical futures in the Indo‐Pacific
Identifying archaeological parenchyma in three dimensions
Resonating Between Past and Present
Inequality in New Guinea highlands societies
Extended 14 C Data Base and Revised Calib 3.0 14 C Age Calibration Program
SHCal20 Southern Hemisphere Calibration, 0–55,000 Years cal BP
Resolving some chronological problems at Nombe rock shelter in the highlands of Papua New Guinea
Re‐evaluating the evidence for late‐surviving megafauna at Nombe rockshelter in the New Guinea highlands
A renewed archaeological and archaeobotanical assessment of house sites at Kuk Swamp in the highlands of Papua New Guinea
Identifying archaeological parenchyma in three dimensions
An assessment of microCT technology for the investigation of charred archaeological parenchyma from house sites at Kuk Swamp, Papua New Guinea
Prehistory of the Eastern Highlands of New Guinea
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |