IntroductionSituated at 1,550 meters above sea level in the Wahgi Valley of the Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea, Kuk Swamp is one of the most important archaeological sites in the world for understanding the origins of agriculture. UNESCO World Heritage-listed, Kuk provides continuous, multi-phased stratigraphic evidence showing that early Papuans independently developed plant cultivation and wetland engineering starting as early as…
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