Kuk Swamp
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Kuk Swamp is an archaeological site in New Guinea
. Evidence for early agricultural drainage
systems was found here, beginning about 9,000 years ago.
In 2008, it was listed as a World Heritage Site
by UNESCO.
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
. Evidence for early agricultural drainage
Drainage
Drainage is the natural or artificial removal of surface and sub-surface water from an area. Many agricultural soils need drainage to improve production or to manage water supplies.-Early history:...
systems was found here, beginning about 9,000 years ago.
In 2008, it was listed as a World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance...
by UNESCO.
External links
- http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/06/0623_030623_kukagriculture.html
- http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5059/