Browsing The College of Arts and Sciences by Author "Kelso, Neal"

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Calendar Plants in Southern Vanuatu

Balick, Michael J.; Plunkett, Gregory M.; Harrison, K. David; Kelso, Neal; Wahe, Martial; Ramík, Dominik M.; Dovo, Presley; Nasauman, Wina; Neriam, Reuben; Keith, Tony; Ranker, Tom A.; Wahe, Jean‐Pascal (2023-05-03)

One noteworthy example of these is the use of “ecological calendars,” in which natural cycles are observed as guides in time-reckoning. In southern Vanuatu, what we here call “calendar plants” represent the majority of ...
Wind Lore as Environmental Knowledge in Southern Vanuatu

Harrison, K. David; Kelso, Neal; Ramik', Dominik M. (Mokpo National University, 2024-04-24)

Wind lore constitutes an important domain of environmental knowledge in eight cultures of southern Vanuatu (Aneityum, Futuna, Aniwa, Nafe,Naka, Netwar, Nanu, and Nahual). Our study reviews previous studies in Oceania which ...