book chapter
New Guinea: the last 10,000 years
prehistory of Australia, New Guinea, and Sahul, J. Peter White with James F. O'Connell ; illustrations by Margrit Koettig • Sydney • Published In 1982 • Pages: 171-194
By: White, J. Peter (John Peter), O'Connell, James F..
Abstract
White summarizes the last 10,000 years of prehistory in the highlands of Papua New Guinea in the first half of this document, the second half covers the lowlands. He also covers the changes to the environment and climate during this time period. The development of intensive agriculture, probably for the cultivation of taro, is explored by summarizing the excavations at Kuk and Mugumamp Ridge. White goes on to review the known data on settlement patterns and how the introduction of the sweet potato allowed people to more fully exploit and impact the environment at higher elevations. Hypotheses about how and when pigs were first introduce to the island are explored. White briefly covers trade networks and some of the more unusual features of stone technology.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Melanesia
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry; 1999
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 10,000 BP - 100 BP
- Coverage Place
- Montane New Guinea
- Notes
- J. P. White and J. F. O'Connell
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-268)
- LCCN
- 81071781
- LCSH
- Papua New Guinea Antiquities