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Event archaeological Oceania

Kuk Early Agricultural Site

8000 BCE

Ancient wetland farming site in Papua New Guinea showing one of the world's earliest independent transitions to…

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UNESCO World Heritage Site in Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea

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Landmark · Oceania

Kuk Early Agricultural Site

8000 BCE – still standing

Ancient wetland farming site in Papua New Guinea showing one of the world's earliest independent transitions to agriculture

Standing in 8000 BCE

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Kuk Early Agricultural Site Landmark · Oceania 8000 BCE – still standing Quebrada de Humahuaca Landmark · Americas 9000 BCE – still standing Wurdi Youang Landmark · Oceania 9000 BCE – still standing

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8000 BCE Tassili n'Ajjer
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