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The legacy of 1300 years of land use in Jamaica

Sarah Elliotta Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, Bournemouth University, Poole, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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S. Yoshi Maezumib Department of Ecosystem and Landscape Dynamics, Institute for Biodiversity & Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;c Department of Archaeology, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Jena, Germany;d Department of Geography and Geology, The University of the West Indies, Kingston, JamaicaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4333-1972View further author information
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Mark Robinsone Department of Archaeology, University of Exeter, Exeter, UKView further author information
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Michael Burnd Department of Geography and Geology, The University of the West Indies, Kingston, JamaicaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1362-6320View further author information
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Hayley L. Mickleburghf Department of Cultural Sciences, Linnaeus University, Växjö, SwedenView further author information
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Zachary J. M. Beierh Department of History and Archaeology, The University of the West Indies, Kingston, JamaicaView further author information
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Pages 312-343 | Received 19 Nov 2021, Accepted 28 Jan 2022, Published online: 06 Jul 2022

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