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Prehistoric garden terraces in the eastern highlands of Papua New Guineaarticle 1987 • Sullivan, M. E. et al.
New Guinea Neolithic • Oceania > Melanesia
Sullivan et al. examined terraces that had been previously thought to have formed naturally. The authors' examination, which included archaelogical excavation, proved these terraces to be cultural; probably made for agricultural purposes. Soil develo...