Ref ID: | 24063 |
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Ref Type: | Book Section |
Authors: | Oliveira, Nuno Vasco |
Title: | Returning to East Timor: prospects and possibilities from an archaeobotanical project in the new country |
Date: | 2006 |
Source: | Uncovering Southeast Asia's past: selected papers from the 10th International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists |
Place of Publication: | Singapore |
Publisher: | National University of Singapore Press |
Abstract: | In East Timor's diversified subsistence economy, rice and maize are today common staples in some areas but root crops and arboriculture, too, play an important role. Although a cultural and chronometric framework for the introduction of agriculture in East Timor has long been proposed, little is know about the exact history of early plant use in the island. This paper deals with preliminary fieldwork results and the prospects of contributing to the history of plant use in East Timor through the analyses of macro-botanical remains. |
Date Created: | 10/4/2006 |
Editors: | Bacus, Elisabeth A. Glover, Ian C. Pigott, Vincent C. |
Page Start: | 88 |
Page End: | 97 |