Early settlers of Easter Island (Rapa Nui) cultivated both traditional Polynesian and South American crops, including breadfruit, yam, and sweet potato, according to starch analysis of their tools
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0298896
Article Title: Identification of breadfruit ( Artocarpus altilis ) and South American crops introduced during early settlement of Rapa Nui (Easter Island), as revealed through starch analysis
Author Countries: Chile, Sweden
Funding: This work was financially supported by the Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo (ANID), projects ANID/FONDECYT 1120175 and 1180052 from the government of Chile to AS. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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Identification of breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) and South American crops introduced during early settlement of Rapa Nui (Easter Island), as revealed through starch analysis
20-Mar-2024
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.