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Environmental change and fire in the Owen Stanley Ranges, Papua New Guinea

Date

Authors

Hope, Geoffrey

Publisher

Pergamon-Elsevier Ltd

Abstract

Kosipe, an upland valley at 2000 m altitude in the Owen Stanley Ranges of southeastern New Guinea, is known for the discovery of large stone waisted blades dated to 31 400 cal a BP. The purpose of these tools and the nature of occupation are unknown. The

Keywords

Keywords: Anthropogenic influence; Catchment erosion; Climate variability; Dryland; Environmental change; Food crops; Holocenes; Local settlements; Mixed forests; Montane forests; Mountain forests; Nothofagus; Papua New Guinea; Pleistocene; Treeline; Catchments; Ch

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/51704

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Quaternary Science Reviews

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.quascirev.2009.04.012

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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