| Abstract: |
Evidence for Austronesian origins and spread during the Neolithic of Island Southeast Asia requires improvement. This paper suggests how recently developed archaeobotanical techniques may generate new types of evidence and considers how root crops, especially yam (Discorea alata), can be an indicator of movement. It also discusses the present state of research and the implications to the general Austronesian story of finding early or late evidence of the yam in the archaeological record.
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