Kuk Early Agricultural Site

World Heritage
papua new guinea
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The Cook Early Agricultural Site is located in the western highlands of New Guinea at an altitude of 1,500 meters and covers an area of 116 hectares. Archaeological excavations have shown that the feature is one of wetland reclamation, which was carried out almost continuously for 7,000 years and possibly as long as 10,000 years. The well-preserved archaeological remains at the site show the technological leap from plant exploitation to agriculture about 6,500 years ago. It is an excellent example of how agricultural practices have changed over time, from cultivating mounds to digging trenches with wooden tools to drain wetlands. Cook is one of the few places in the world with archaeological evidence of agriculture developing independently and agricultural practices changing over such a long period of time.

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country Papua New Guinea
image http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kuk%20New%20Guinea%202002.jpg
located in the administrative territorial entity Western Highlands Province
office held by head of the organization http://g.co/kg/m/025w7vq
coordinate location Point(144.331722222 -5.783711111)
native label Kuk Swamp
area 116
World Heritage criteria Larousse Encyclopedia online

start time 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z
official name موقع كوك الزراعي البدائي
official name Kuk Early Agricultural Site
official name Antiguo sitio agrícola de Kuk
official name Ancien site agricole de Kuk
official name クックの初期農耕遺跡
official name Vroeg agrarisch gebied Kuk
official name Древнее земледельческое поселение Кука
volume as quantity Larousse Encyclopedia online
area 195
applies to part buffer zone