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Collaborative Research: Management Practices and Microbial Communities in Prehistoric Aqua — NSF Award to OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, T

This project investigates how early farmers used microbes to maintain and manage fish production. Archaeological research has identified a highly productive agricultural systems that produced wetland and dryland crops, such as sweet potato and taro. Fishpond aquaculture was a critical part of this system and was used t

Award titleCollaborative Research: Management Practices and Microbial Communities in Prehistoric Aqua
Award ID2242082
AwardeeOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE
CityCOLUMBUS
StateOH
Amount obligated$217,286
Principal investigatorJulie Field
ProgramArchaeology
Start date03/01/2023
AbstractThis project investigates how early farmers used microbes to maintain and manage fish production. Archaeological research has identified a highly productive agricultural systems that produced wetland and dryland crops, such as sweet potato and taro. Fishpond aquaculture was a critical part of this system and was used to reliably supply fish for elite households. Stemming from agricultural practices that originated in Central and East Polynesia, which were brought to Hawai’i by Polynesian voyager
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