Pre-Austronesian dispersal of banana cultivars west from New guinea: linguistic relics from eastern Indonesia

Tim Denham; Mark Donohue

doi:10.1002/j.1834-4453.2009.tb00041.x

Pre-Austronesian dispersal of banana cultivars west from New guinea: linguistic relics from eastern Indonesia

Tim Denham^*, Mark Donohue

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Against the backdrop of a comprehensive archaeobotanical review, we present linguistic evidence that allows us to develop a model of the dispersal of bananas westwards from New Guinea. This westward dispersal is a window on pre-Austronesian contact between New Guinea and regions to the west. The linguisticallyderived model is compatible with archaeobotanical and botanical data. Our interpretation accords with evidence for maritime interactions from the early Holocene in western New Guinea and eastern Indonesia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	18-28
Number of pages	11
Journal	Archaeology in Oceania
Volume	44
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1834-4453.2009.tb00041.x
Publication status	Published - Apr 2009

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