Papua New Guinea · Oceania

Kuk Early Agricultural Site

Kuk Early Agricultural Site consists of 116 ha of swamps in the western highlands of New Guinea 1,500 metres a

CulturalInscribed 2008

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Kuk Early Agricultural SiteKuk Early Agricultural Site consists of 116 ha of swamps in the western highlands of New Guinea 1,500 metres a

The Story

Kuk Early Agricultural Site consists of 116 ha of swamps in the western highlands of New Guinea 1,500 metres above sea-level. Archaeological excavation has revealed the landscape to be one of wetland reclamation worked almost continuously for 7,000, and possibly for 10,000 years.