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Pollen and phytoliths in stone mounds at Pouerua, Northland, New Zealand: implications for the study of Polynesian farming

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

M. Horrocks ,
M.D. Jones ,
J.A. Carter  and
D.G. Sutton
M. Horrocks
Affiliation:
Centre for Archaeological Research, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92–019, Auckland, New Zealand
M.D. Jones
Affiliation:
Centre for Archaeological Research, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92–019, Auckland, New Zealand
J.A. Carter
Affiliation:
School of Earth Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, P.O. Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand
D.G. Sutton
Affiliation:
Centre for Archaeological Research, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92–019, Auckland, New Zealand
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High-resolution pollen and phytolith analyses can provide direct evidence for farming in archaeological landscapes. This is demonstrated here in the analysis of two mounds at Pouerua, northern New Zealand, where evidence indicates both functional and temporal differences between the structures, and the presence of gourd Lagenaria siceraria provides direct, unequivocal evidence that this crop was cultivated and that the site was used as a garden.

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Antiquity , Volume 74 , Issue 286 , December 2000 , pp. 863 - 872
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 2000

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