Palus Kukensis

Palus Kukensis,^[1] Anglice Kuk Swamp, est locus archaeologicus Papuae Novae Guineae ubi reperta sunt vestigia culturae plantarum ab anno circiter 9 000 usque ad 6 400 a.p. conductae. Ibi a principio Colocasia esculenta colebatur; suggeritur a millennio septimo a.p. musae et saccharum cultas esse. Locus inter patrimonium totius mundi ab UNESCO inscriptus est.

Notae

T. Bayliss-Smith, J. Golson, "A colocasian revolution in the New Guinea highlands? Insights from phase 4 at Kuk" in Archaeology in Oceania vol. 27 (1992) pp. 1–22
Tim Denham, "Early Agriculture in the Highlands of New Guinea: An Assessment of Phase 1 at Kuk Swamp^{[nexus deficit]}" in Records of the Australian Museum supplementum 29 (2004) pp. 47–57
T. P. Denham et al., "Origins of Agriculture at Kuk Swamp in the Highlands of New Guinea" in Science vol. 301 (2003) pp. 189-193 Situs venalis
J. Golson, "The origins and development of New Guinea agriculture" in D. R. Harris, G. C. Hillman, edd., Foraging and Farming: The Evolution of Plant Exploitation (Londinii: Unwin Hyman, 1989) pp. 678–687