This new edition of the definitive work on doing paleoethnobotany brings the book up to date
by incorporating new methods and examples of research, while preserving the overall …

Breadfruit species (Artocarpus altilis and A. altilis× A. mariannensis) have been an important
food and material resource for many Pacific Island societies for centuries, and have …

Indigeneidade se refere às maneiras tradicionais de conhecimento do mundo, imersas em
culturas de pequena escala. Pode ser detectada em transformações primárias da …

Canarium indicum is an indigenous tree of the lowland forests of Melanesia (Papua New
Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu) and parts of Indonesia producing edible nuts …

Starch residue, pollen and phytolith analysis was carried out on coralline deposits from a c.
3050–2500cal. yrBP Lapita site at Bourewa, Viti Levu, Fiji. Starch grains, calcium oxalate …

Abstract Within the Pacific Islands, the archaeological phenomenon called the Lapita
Cultural Complex is widely regarded as first appearing in the Bismarck Archipelago of …

By the late 1970s the prehistoric sequence of the Papuan coast was perhaps the best known
in Melanesia. This was a product of the establishment in 1969 of archaeology at the …

Little is known about the Pleistocene climatic context of northern Australia at the time of early
human settlement. Here we generate a palaeoprecipitation proxy using stable carbon …

Agroforestry systems have long played a central role in Polynesian societies, contributing to
food production, building and craft production, and ritual activities. Until recently, however …

The Coconut: Phylogeny, Origins, and Spread comprehensively covers the botany,
phylogeny, origins, and spread of the coconut palm. The coconut is used primarily for its oil …