Alluvial charcoal in the Sigatoka Valley, Viti Levu Island, Fiji

Patrick Nunn; Roselyn Kumar

doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2004.07.011

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Alluvial charcoal in the Sigatoka Valley, Viti Levu Island, Fiji

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Alluvial charcoal in the Sigatoka Valley, Viti Levu Island, Fiji

Patrick Nunn and Roselyn Kumar

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, Vol.213(1-2), pp.153-162

2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2004.07.011

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Abstract

charcoal

palaeoclimate

fire

human impact

AD 1300 event

El NinËœo

Charcoal concentrations in alluvial sediments throughout the Sigatoka (and adjacent) catchments, western Viti Levu Island, Fiji were located, sampled and, where possible, dated. The earliest date (5579-5052 cal year BP) almost certainly predates human arrival and represents a natural fire, perhaps associated with drought conditions during an El Niño event. The next three dates are clustered around the time just after initial human arrival in Fiji 2900-2700 cal year BP and could mean that humans transited the area 40 km inland within this time. The next date (1520-1260 cal year BP) is not associated with any other. The final five dates are likewise clustered around the time of the AD 1300 Event, and are believed to mark the time when permanent inland (upland?) settlement was established in this part of Viti Levu. © 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Title: Alluvial charcoal in the Sigatoka Valley, Viti Levu Island, Fiji
Authors: Patrick Nunn (Author) - University of the South Pacific, Fiji
Roselyn Kumar (Author) - University of the South Pacific, Fiji
Publication details: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, Vol.213(1-2), pp.153-162
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date published: 2004
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2004.07.011
ISSN: 0031-0182
Organisation Unit: Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450910102621
Output Type: Journal article

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