Pre-Contact Arboriculture and Vegetation in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia: Charcoal Identification and Radiocarbon Dates from Hatiheu Valley, Nuku Hiva.

The article presents a study that asserts the human-induced environmental impact on Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia. According to the authors, based on the past research initiatives the island depict a long-term developmental pattern of arboricultural economies with abundant native vegetation....

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Published in:	Asian Perspectives: Journal of Archeology for Asia & the Pacific Vol. 47; no. 2; pp. 330 - 352
Main Authors:	Millerstrom, Sidsel, Coil, James H.
Format:	Article
Published:	University of Hawai'i Fall2008
Subjects:	Land settlement patterns Arboriculture Land use Fruit culture Agriculture Environmental protection Environmental degradation Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia) French Polynesia
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