Wetland Archaeology in the Highlands of New Guinea

Christopher Ballard; Tim Denham; Simon Haberle

doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199573493.013.0015

Wetland Archaeology in the Highlands of New Guinea

Christopher Ballard, Tim Denham, Simon Haberle

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This chapter discusses regional prehistory and the emergence of agriculture in the highlands; the wetlands of the New Guinea highlands; the history of wetland archaeological research; archaeological sequences; ethnographic analogues; and wetland use in the New Guinea lowlands. It concludes by explaining how the archaeology of wetland agriculture in the New Guinea highlands contributes to a global understanding of wetland archaeology.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Oxford Handbook of Wetland Archaeology
Editors	Francesco Menotti and Aidan Oâ€™Sullivan
Place of Publication	Oxford, United Kingdom
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Pages	231-248
Volume	1
ISBN (Print)	9780199573493
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199573493.013.0015
Publication status	Published - 2013

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