Remote cave discovery shows ancient voyagers brought rice across 2,300km of Pacific Ocean
- Written by Hsiao-chun Hung, Senior Research Fellow, School of Culture, History & Language, Australian National University
Ritidian beach, Guam.Hsiao-chun HungIn a new study published today in Science Advances, my colleagues and I have uncovered the earliest evidence of rice in the Pacific Islands – at an ancient cave site on Guam in the Mariana Islands of western Micronesia.
The domesticated rice was transported by the first islanders, who sailed 2,300...
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