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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: DBS on Jul 15, 2025, 07:11 AM

Title: Ancient rice found in Guam
Post by: DBS on Jul 15, 2025, 07:11 AM
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adw3591

A bit niche, but if you ever wondered about Neolithic migration in the central Pacific...
Title: Re: Ancient rice found in Guam
Post by: Andreas Johansson on Jul 15, 2025, 07:19 AM
As the articles states, the Marianas were settled from the Philipines. Almost all the rest of Remote Oceania was settled by the spread of speakers of the so-called Oceanic branch of the Austronesian language family from the area around the north coast of New Guinea. So that the Marianas stick out wrt agricultural practices makes a lot of sense.
Title: Re: Ancient rice found in Guam
Post by: Nick Harbud on Jul 15, 2025, 08:55 AM
Nice to know that getting around to cleaning the rice cooker is not just a modern problem....

 ;D
Title: Re: Ancient rice found in Guam
Post by: Imperial Dave on Jul 15, 2025, 10:37 AM
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