Kuk Swamp is an archaeological site in Papua New Guinea, that lies in the Wahgi Valley of the highlands. The swamp developed in a former lake basin, as it was filled by an alluvial fan or deposits of water-transported material. Archaeological evidence for early agricultural drainage systems was found here, beginning about 9,000 years ago. It includes draining ditches of three major classes, which were used to convert the area to an anthropogenic grassland. The native crop taro was grown here.
In addition, evidence of cultivation of bananas and sugar cane has been found, estimated to have begun 6,900 – 6,400 years ago. The Kuk Swamp was recognized in 2008 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It was one of the places in the world where people independently developed agriculture.
KukSwamp is an archaeological site in Papua New Guinea, that lies in the Wahgi Valley of the highlands. The swamp developed in a former lake basin, as...
000 years ago, Ille Cave of Palawan, dated to at least 11,000 year ago; KukSwamp of New Guinea, dated to between 8250 BC and 7960 BC; and Kilu Cave in...
period" in the second millennium BCE. Evidence of drainage ditches at KukSwamp on the borders of the Western and Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea...
archaeological evidence of early farming plots and plant remains in the KukSwamp site, authors have suggested that it was first domesticated in the highlands...
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to <40,000 BP; Ille Cave of Palawan, dated to at least c. 11,000 BP; KukSwamp of New Guinea, dated to 10,200 to 9,910 cal BP; and Kilu Cave in the Solomon...
Archaeological and palaeoenvironmental evidence of banana cultivation at KukSwamp in the Western Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. 8000-5000 BCE:...
Austronesian-speakers. Numerous phytoliths of bananas have been recovered from the KukSwamp archaeological site and dated to around 10,000 to 6,500 BP. Foraging humans...
ISBN 978-1-57003-000-0. Denham, T.P. (2003). "Origins of Agriculture at KukSwamp in the Highlands of New Guinea" (PDF). Science. 301 (5630): 189–193. doi:10...
PMC 4035915. PMID 24757054. Denham, T. P. (2003). "Origins of Agriculture at KukSwamp in the Highlands of New Guinea". Science. 301 (5630): 189–193. doi:10...
the New Guinea Highlands. The Kawelka also have historical ties to the KukSwamp. According to the founding legend of the Kawelka, the tribe originates...
7000 BC: The KukSwamp in the highlands of Papua New Guinea becomes a cradle of agriculture. Early farmers dig canals that transform the swamp into arable...
very old claims of betel chewing dating to at least 13,000 BP at the KukSwamp site in New Guinea, based on probable Areca sp. recovered. However, it...
locality." Kuk Early Agricultural Site (KukSwamp) is located in the western highlands of Papua New Guinea, at 1500m and covering 116ha. Kuk is one of...
found in Vietnam. Remains of Z. zerumbet have been identified at the KukSwamp archaeological site of New Guinea at the Phase 1 layers, dated to 10,220...
factors and calling for better inventorization based on micro level data. KukSwamp Rice-fish system Upland rice – Rice grown in dry fields Portals: Agriculture...
Swadling, Pamela; Muke, John (eds.). Ten Thousand Years of Cultivation at KukSwamp in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea. terra australis. Vol. 46. ANU Press...
Archived 19 August 2014 T. P. Denham et al 2003, Origins of Agriculture at KukSwamp in the Highlands of New Guinea. Archived 5 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine...
archeological research" in Papua New Guinea, having worked on such sites as the KukSwamp in Western Highlands Province and the early human settlement sites in...
Fort Takht-i-Bahi Rohtas Fort Kot Diji Fort Aimeliik Site Monagrillo KukSwamp Acaray Aspero Bandurria Buena Vista Cahuachi Carajía Caral Chan Chan Chankillo...
M; Porch, N; Winsborough, B; et al. (2003). "Origins of Agriculture at KukSwamp in the Highlands of New Guinea". Science. 301 (5630): 189–193. doi:10...
Cultural Organization. Retrieved 2011-07-10. World Heritage Committee. "Kuk Early Agricultural Site". United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural...
ago, based on genetic distance. The oldest evidence for this is in the KukSwamp area, where planting, digging and staking of plants, and possibly drainage...
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