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Introduced Dioscorea spp. starch in Lapita and later deposits, Vao Island, Vanuatu

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dc.contributor.authorHorrocks, Mark
dc.contributor.authorBedford, Stuart
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-08T22:30:17Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.date.updated2016-02-24T11:10:31Z
dc.description.abstractAnalysis of deposits at a Lapita site in Vanuatu revealed putative starch grains of Dioscorea nummularia in ∼2800-3100 cal. BP layers and of Dioscorea pentaphylla in a ∼2000 cal. BP layer, suggesting local cultivation of these tuberous crops. The Dios
dc.identifier.issn0028-825X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/34370
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Group
dc.sourceNew Zealand Journal of Botany
dc.subjectKeywords: agricultural history; cultivar; cultivation; depositional environment; introduced species; monocotyledon; prehistoric; starch; tuber; Vanuatu; Vao; Dioscorea; Dioscorea alata; Dioscorea nummularia; Dioscorea pentaphylla; Dioscoreaceae Ancient starch; Dioscorea; Lapita; Prehistoric horticulture; Vanuat
dc.titleIntroduced Dioscorea spp. starch in Lapita and later deposits, Vao Island, Vanuatu
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.issue3-4
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage183
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage179
local.contributor.affiliationHorrocks, Mark, Microfossil Research Ltd
local.contributor.affiliationBedford, Stuart, College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU
local.contributor.authoruidBedford, Stuart, u3859218
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.absfor210106 - Archaeology of New Guinea and Pacific Islands (excl. New Zealand)
local.identifier.ariespublicationu4491231xPUB112
local.identifier.citationvolume48
local.identifier.doi10.1080/0028825X.2010.502238
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-79959975060
local.identifier.thomsonID000286892100005
local.type.statusPublished Version

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