Research Topics:
History of agriculture and plant domestication, with specific interests in taro (Colocasia esculenta), paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera), and other plants.
last modified: August 31, 2009
Matthews, Peter J.
Department of Social Research, Associate Professor
Recent Research Interests:
Storage and use of taro in temperate regions (Japan, Mediterranean, and New Zealand), renewal of the Oceania Gallery at Minpaku.
Storage and use of taro in temperate regions (Japan, Mediterranean, and New Zealand), renewal of the Oceania Gallery at Minpaku.
Other Interests:
I have recently created two non-profit websites:
(1) The Research Cooperative, a meeting place for academic and scientific writers, editors, translators, and others.
(2) Jomon Japan .org, an online geographically organised guide to Jomon archaeology in Japan.
See: www.jomonjapan.org
I have recently created two non-profit websites:
(1) The Research Cooperative, a meeting place for academic and scientific writers, editors, translators, and others.
(2) Jomon Japan .org, an online geographically organised guide to Jomon archaeology in Japan.
See: www.jomonjapan.org
Academic Qualifications:
University of Auckland, 1978-1983
Free University of Berlin, 1984
Australian National University, 1985-1989
University of Auckland, 1978-1983
Free University of Berlin, 1984
Australian National University, 1985-1989
Academic Degrees:
MSc, Auckland, 1984 (Colocasia esculenta in New Zealand - Nga taro o Aotearoa)
PhD, ANU, 1990 (The Origins, Dispersal and Domestication of Taro)
MSc, Auckland, 1984 (Colocasia esculenta in New Zealand - Nga taro o Aotearoa)
PhD, ANU, 1990 (The Origins, Dispersal and Domestication of Taro)
Professional Career:
1990, National Institute for Vegetables, Ornamental Plants and Tea, Ano, Japan (Science and Technology Agency of Japan Fellow)
1991, Visiting Researcher, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka
1992, Visiting Fellow, Australian National University, Canberra
1993, Visting Researcher, Kyoto University, Kyoto (Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science fellowship)
1994, Free-lance academic editor
1995-1999 Researcher, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka
2000- , Associate Professor, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka
1990, National Institute for Vegetables, Ornamental Plants and Tea, Ano, Japan (Science and Technology Agency of Japan Fellow)
1991, Visiting Researcher, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka
1992, Visiting Fellow, Australian National University, Canberra
1993, Visting Researcher, Kyoto University, Kyoto (Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science fellowship)
1994, Free-lance academic editor
1995-1999 Researcher, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka
2000- , Associate Professor, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka
Fieldwork Areas:
1982-83, New Zealand
1985-1989, Australia and Papua New Guinea
1990-2001, Japan, Indonesia, Eastern Mediterranean
2002, New Zealand, Japan, Korea
Research in Japan has been wide-ranging (Ryukyu Islands to northern Honsyu) to study taro in diverse environments.
1982-83, New Zealand
1985-1989, Australia and Papua New Guinea
1990-2001, Japan, Indonesia, Eastern Mediterranean
2002, New Zealand, Japan, Korea
Research in Japan has been wide-ranging (Ryukyu Islands to northern Honsyu) to study taro in diverse environments.
Membership in Academic Associations:
The Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association
The Society for Economic Botany
The Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association
The Society for Economic Botany
Publications:
2009 Denham Tim, Matthews, P. J. et al., Archaeobotany in Australia and New Guinea: Practice, Potential and Prospects, Australian Archaeology No. 68, pp.1-10, Australian Archaeological Association Inc., Australia.
2009 Matthews, P. J., Ethnobotany and Ecology of Wild Aroids, Minpaku Anthropology Newsletter No.28, pp.8-10, National Museum of Ethnology.
2008 Matthews, P. J., A wandering scholar at a crossroad in Japan, Club Quarterly Report “Kaiho” No. 218 (Autumn), pp. 9-12, International Science Club of Osaka.
2007 Matthews, P. J. The Great Ocean Voyage: Vaka Moana and Island Life Today. In Minpaku Anthropology Newsletter No. 25, pp 27-28, National Museum of Ethnology.
2006 Matthews, Peter J. and Yasutami Nishida, History and aims of starch analysis. In Bulletin of the Niigata Prefectural Museum of History, Vol. 7, pp.1-6, Niigata Prefectural Museum of History.
2006 Shibutani Ayako, Peter Matthews and Chuji Suzuki, Starch analysis of Palaeolithic stone tools. In Bulletin of the Niigata Prefectural Museum of History, Vol. 7, pp.17-24, Niigata Prefectural Museum of History.
2006 Matthews, P. J., Plant Trails in Oceania In K. R. Howe (ed.) Vaka Moana: Voyage of the Ancestors, pp.94-97, David Bateman Ltd., Auckland, New Zealand.
2006 Matthews, P. J., Written records of Taro in the Eastern Meditteranean. In Z. Fusun Ertug (ed.) Proceedings of the Fourth International Congress of Ethnobotany (ICEB 2005), Istanbul-Turkey, 21-26 August 2005, pp.419-426, Yayinlari, Istanbul.
2006 Matthews, P.J., Colour 2-green In newspaper column "Different Society, Different Culture (essays by researchers at the National Museum of Ethnology)" in evening edition of Mainichi Shimbun Newspaper. October 11, 2006 (in Japanese).
2006 Barton, Huw and P. J. Matthews, Taphonomy. In Robin Torrence and Huw Barton (eds.) Ancient Starch Research, pp.75-94, Left Coast Press, Walnut Creek, California, U.S.A.
2006 Matthews, P. J., The Domestication of Nutrient Cycles: a unifying principle for thinking about the origins of agriculture? In Osada T. and M. Witzel (eds.) Proceedings of the 7th ESCA Harvard-Kyoto Roundtable (Ethnogenesis of South and Central Asia), Kyoto, 6-8 June 2005, pp.80-95, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature: Kyoto.
2006 Matthews, P. J., How and when did taro become the most widespread starchy food crop in the world? In Robin Torrence and Huw Barton (eds.) Ancient Starch Research, pp.22-23, Left Coast Press, Walnut Creek, California, U.S.A.
2005 Matthews, P.J., Metaphors related to Taro. In Gekkan Minpaku Vol. 29 (7), p. 14, National Museum of Ethnology (in Japanese).
2005 Matthews, Peter Joseph and Kyaw W. Naing, Notes on the Provenance and Providence of Wildtype Taros (Colocasia esculenta) in Myanmar. In Bulletin of the National Museum of Ethnology Vol. 29(4), pp. 587-615, National Museum of Ethnology.
2004 Matthews, P.J., Taro, Encyclopedia of World Environmental History vol. 3, pp.1185-1186, Routledge, London.
2004 Matthews, P.J., Genetic Diversity in Taro, and the Preservation of Culinary Knowledge, Ethnobotany Research & Applications 2, pp.57-71 (University of Hawaii at Manoa).
2004 Matthews, P.J., Food Culture in New Zealand. In Food Culture in the World 7 Australia and New Zealand, pp 219-250, Rural Culture Association, Tokyo (in Japanese).
2004 Matthews, P. J. and J. Akamine Preface. Research Writing in Japan: Cultural, Personal and Practical Perspectives. P. J. Matthews and J. Akamine. Osaka, National Museum of Ethnology: i-iii.
2004 Matthews, P. J. Taro. Encyclopedia of World Environmental History, Volume 3. S. Krech III, J. R. McNeill and C. Merchant. New York and London, Routledge: 1185-1186.
2004 Matthews, P. J. Research Writing in Japan: The Bottleneck and Imperatives for a Conference Series. Research Writing in Japan: Cultural, Personal and Practical Perspectives. P. J. Matthews and J. Akamine. Osaka, National Museum of Ethnology: 179-191.
2003 Matthews, P. J. “Taro planthoppers (Tarophagus spp.) in Australia and the origins of taro (Colocasia esculenta) in Oceania.” Archaeology in Oceania 38: 192-202.
2003 Matthews, P. J. “Identification of Benincasa hispida (wax gourd) from the Kana archaeological site, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.” Archaeology in Oceania 38: 186-191.
2002 Matthews, Peter J., M. Matsuda, and Y. Ochiai, “Comments on the Classification and Naming of Root Crops and other Crop Categories” In Yoshida, Shuji and Matthews, Peter J. (eds.) Vegeculture in Eastern Asia and Oceania. JCAS Symposium Series, No. 16. The Japan Center for Area Studies, Osaka. pp. 331-335.
2002 Matthews, Peter J. “Taro Storage Systems” In Yoshida, Shuji and Matthews, Peter J. (eds.), Vegeculture in Eastern Asia and Oceania. JCAS Symposium Series, No. 16. The Japan Center for Area Studies, Osaka. pp. 135-163.
2002 Yoshida, Shuji and Matthews, Peter J. (eds.), Vegeculture in Eastern Asia and Oceania. JCAS Symposium Series, No. 16. The Japan Center for Area Studies, Osaka. 335 pp.
2002 Matthews, P. J. An introduction to the history of taro as a food. Paper presented at the Twelfth Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC), Sept. 10-16, 2000, Tsukuba, Japan.
2002 Matthews, P. J. Genetic Diversity in Taro, and the Preservation of Culinary Knowledge. In J. Stevens and W. McClatchey (eds.) Proceedings of the Conference, Building Bridges with Traditional Knowledge II, Honolulu, May 28 - June 1, 2001.
1999 Matthews, P. J.; J. Tanaka and S. Koyama, The Eighth International Conference on Hunting and Gathering Societies (CHAGS 8). Bulletin of the National Museum of Ethnology, 23, 809-813
1999 Matthews, P. J., Satoimo ka shokubutsu no riyo to denpa (Use and dispersal of Aroids) In T. Akimichi and T. Obayashi (eds.) Ethnobiology of the Austronesians. Heibonsha: Tokyo (in Japanese) pp. 153-190.
1999 Matthews, P. J. How do people use taro in the Eastern Mediterranean? in Gekkan Minpaku Editorial Committee (ed.) 100 Questions, 100 Answers: The Life of Peoples of the World, Kawade-shobo-shinsha: Tokyo (in Japanese).
1998 Matthews, P. J. Wildtype taro, and the recent history of cultivated taro in Cyprus and Hawaii. In AFRC (ed.), Proceedings of 1998 TASAE (Tsukuba Asian Seminar on Agricultural Extension): Application of Biological Resources for the Innovation of Agricultural and Environmental Education in Asian-Pacific Countries, (pp. 99-108). Tsukuba: Agricultural and Forestry Research Center, University of Tsukuba.
1998 Matthews, P. J,. The Real Face of Cyprus. Kikan Minzokugaku (Ethnology Quarterly) Autumn, No. 86 (in Japanese), 68-74.
1998 Matthews, P. J., Taro in Hawaii: Present status and current research. Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter, 116, 26-29.
1997 Matthews, P. J., and Gosden, C. Plant remains from waterlogged sites in the Arawe Islands, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea: Implications for the history of plant use and domestication. Economic Botany, 51(2), 121-133.
1997 Matthews, P. J., Research on taro in Cyprus. Minpaku Gekkan, 21(4), 15-17 (April) (in Japanese).
1997 Matthews, P. J., Field guide for wild-type taro, Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott. Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter No. 110, 41-48.
1996 Matthews, P. J., Ethnobotany, and the origins of Broussonetia papyrifera in Polynesia (an essay on tapa prehistory). In J.M. Davidson, G. Irwin, B. F. Leach, A. Pawley, & D. Brown (eds.), Oceanic Culture History: Essays in Honour of Roger Green, (pp. 117-132). Wellington: New Zealand Journal of Archaeology.
1996 Matthews, P. J., Plant dispersal and human movement: evidence for a complex history in Polynesia. Minpaku Tsushin (No. 73),80-85 (Communications of the National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka; in Japanese).
1996 Matthews, P. J. Review: The Other Greeks: The Family Farm and the Agrarian Roots of Western Civilization. Economic Botany, 50, 138.
1995 Matthews, P. J., Aroids and the Austronesians. Tropics, 4(2), 105-126.
1995 Matthews, P. J., Review: Foraging and Farming in the Eastern Woodlands (C. M. Scarry, ed.). Economic Botany, 49(1), 108.
1995 Matthews, P. J., Review: Plants in Hawaiian Culture (B. H. Krauss). Man and Culture in Oceania, 11, 125-128.
1995 Matthews, P. J,. Sadayuki Katayama of Ikeda. New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 19(2), 41-43.
1994 Matthews, P. J., and Terauchi, R. The genetics of agriculture: DNA variation in taro and yam. In J. G. Hather (Ed.), Tropical Archaeobotany: Applications and new developments, (pp. 251-270). London and New York: Routledge.
1994 Matthews, P. J., Ethnobiologist receives award. Man and Culture in Oceania, 11, 131-132.
1992 Matthews, P. J., Takei, E., and Kawahara, T. Colocasia esculenta var. aquatilis on Okinawa Island, southern Japan: the distribution and possible origins of a wild diploid taro. Man and Culture in Oceania, 8, 19-34.
1992 Matthews, P. J., Matsushita, Y., Sato, T., and Hirai, M. Ribosomal and mitochondrial DNA variation in Japanese taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott). Japanese Journal of Breeding, 42, 825-833.
1991 Sakata, Y., Nishio, T., and Matthews, P. J. Chloroplast DNA analysis of eggplant (Solanum melongena) and related species for their taxonomic affinity. Euphytica, 55, 21-26.
1991 Matthews, P. J., A possible tropical wildtype taro: Colocasia esculenta var. aquatilis. Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association Bulletin, 11, 69-81.
1987 Matthews, P. J,. Wild taro and the context of cultivation. Aroideana, 10, 9-13.
1985 Matthews, P. J., Nga taro o Aotearoa. Journal of the Polynesian Society, 94, 253-272.
1982 Matthews, P. J., Taro in the Bay of Islands. New Zealand Archaeological Society Newsletter, 25(4), 230-239.
1980 Matthews, P. J,. Patterns of feeding on Dysoxylum and Planchonella fruits. Tane, 28, 79-82.
1979 Matthews, P. J., Archaeological site survey on Ponui Island, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand. Tane, 25, 23-33.
2009 Denham Tim, Matthews, P. J. et al., Archaeobotany in Australia and New Guinea: Practice, Potential and Prospects, Australian Archaeology No. 68, pp.1-10, Australian Archaeological Association Inc., Australia.
2009 Matthews, P. J., Ethnobotany and Ecology of Wild Aroids, Minpaku Anthropology Newsletter No.28, pp.8-10, National Museum of Ethnology.
2008 Matthews, P. J., A wandering scholar at a crossroad in Japan, Club Quarterly Report “Kaiho” No. 218 (Autumn), pp. 9-12, International Science Club of Osaka.
2007 Matthews, P. J. The Great Ocean Voyage: Vaka Moana and Island Life Today. In Minpaku Anthropology Newsletter No. 25, pp 27-28, National Museum of Ethnology.
2006 Matthews, Peter J. and Yasutami Nishida, History and aims of starch analysis. In Bulletin of the Niigata Prefectural Museum of History, Vol. 7, pp.1-6, Niigata Prefectural Museum of History.
2006 Shibutani Ayako, Peter Matthews and Chuji Suzuki, Starch analysis of Palaeolithic stone tools. In Bulletin of the Niigata Prefectural Museum of History, Vol. 7, pp.17-24, Niigata Prefectural Museum of History.
2006 Matthews, P. J., Plant Trails in Oceania In K. R. Howe (ed.) Vaka Moana: Voyage of the Ancestors, pp.94-97, David Bateman Ltd., Auckland, New Zealand.
2006 Matthews, P. J., Written records of Taro in the Eastern Meditteranean. In Z. Fusun Ertug (ed.) Proceedings of the Fourth International Congress of Ethnobotany (ICEB 2005), Istanbul-Turkey, 21-26 August 2005, pp.419-426, Yayinlari, Istanbul.
2006 Matthews, P.J., Colour 2-green In newspaper column "Different Society, Different Culture (essays by researchers at the National Museum of Ethnology)" in evening edition of Mainichi Shimbun Newspaper. October 11, 2006 (in Japanese).
2006 Barton, Huw and P. J. Matthews, Taphonomy. In Robin Torrence and Huw Barton (eds.) Ancient Starch Research, pp.75-94, Left Coast Press, Walnut Creek, California, U.S.A.
2006 Matthews, P. J., The Domestication of Nutrient Cycles: a unifying principle for thinking about the origins of agriculture? In Osada T. and M. Witzel (eds.) Proceedings of the 7th ESCA Harvard-Kyoto Roundtable (Ethnogenesis of South and Central Asia), Kyoto, 6-8 June 2005, pp.80-95, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature: Kyoto.
2006 Matthews, P. J., How and when did taro become the most widespread starchy food crop in the world? In Robin Torrence and Huw Barton (eds.) Ancient Starch Research, pp.22-23, Left Coast Press, Walnut Creek, California, U.S.A.
2005 Matthews, P.J., Metaphors related to Taro. In Gekkan Minpaku Vol. 29 (7), p. 14, National Museum of Ethnology (in Japanese).
2005 Matthews, Peter Joseph and Kyaw W. Naing, Notes on the Provenance and Providence of Wildtype Taros (Colocasia esculenta) in Myanmar. In Bulletin of the National Museum of Ethnology Vol. 29(4), pp. 587-615, National Museum of Ethnology.
2004 Matthews, P.J., Taro, Encyclopedia of World Environmental History vol. 3, pp.1185-1186, Routledge, London.
2004 Matthews, P.J., Genetic Diversity in Taro, and the Preservation of Culinary Knowledge, Ethnobotany Research & Applications 2, pp.57-71 (University of Hawaii at Manoa).
2004 Matthews, P.J., Food Culture in New Zealand. In Food Culture in the World 7 Australia and New Zealand, pp 219-250, Rural Culture Association, Tokyo (in Japanese).
2004 Matthews, P. J. and J. Akamine Preface. Research Writing in Japan: Cultural, Personal and Practical Perspectives. P. J. Matthews and J. Akamine. Osaka, National Museum of Ethnology: i-iii.
2004 Matthews, P. J. Taro. Encyclopedia of World Environmental History, Volume 3. S. Krech III, J. R. McNeill and C. Merchant. New York and London, Routledge: 1185-1186.
2004 Matthews, P. J. Research Writing in Japan: The Bottleneck and Imperatives for a Conference Series. Research Writing in Japan: Cultural, Personal and Practical Perspectives. P. J. Matthews and J. Akamine. Osaka, National Museum of Ethnology: 179-191.
2003 Matthews, P. J. “Taro planthoppers (Tarophagus spp.) in Australia and the origins of taro (Colocasia esculenta) in Oceania.” Archaeology in Oceania 38: 192-202.
2003 Matthews, P. J. “Identification of Benincasa hispida (wax gourd) from the Kana archaeological site, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.” Archaeology in Oceania 38: 186-191.
2002 Matthews, Peter J., M. Matsuda, and Y. Ochiai, “Comments on the Classification and Naming of Root Crops and other Crop Categories” In Yoshida, Shuji and Matthews, Peter J. (eds.) Vegeculture in Eastern Asia and Oceania. JCAS Symposium Series, No. 16. The Japan Center for Area Studies, Osaka. pp. 331-335.
2002 Matthews, Peter J. “Taro Storage Systems” In Yoshida, Shuji and Matthews, Peter J. (eds.), Vegeculture in Eastern Asia and Oceania. JCAS Symposium Series, No. 16. The Japan Center for Area Studies, Osaka. pp. 135-163.
2002 Yoshida, Shuji and Matthews, Peter J. (eds.), Vegeculture in Eastern Asia and Oceania. JCAS Symposium Series, No. 16. The Japan Center for Area Studies, Osaka. 335 pp.
2002 Matthews, P. J. An introduction to the history of taro as a food. Paper presented at the Twelfth Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC), Sept. 10-16, 2000, Tsukuba, Japan.
2002 Matthews, P. J. Genetic Diversity in Taro, and the Preservation of Culinary Knowledge. In J. Stevens and W. McClatchey (eds.) Proceedings of the Conference, Building Bridges with Traditional Knowledge II, Honolulu, May 28 - June 1, 2001.
1999 Matthews, P. J.; J. Tanaka and S. Koyama, The Eighth International Conference on Hunting and Gathering Societies (CHAGS 8). Bulletin of the National Museum of Ethnology, 23, 809-813
1999 Matthews, P. J., Satoimo ka shokubutsu no riyo to denpa (Use and dispersal of Aroids) In T. Akimichi and T. Obayashi (eds.) Ethnobiology of the Austronesians. Heibonsha: Tokyo (in Japanese) pp. 153-190.
1999 Matthews, P. J. How do people use taro in the Eastern Mediterranean? in Gekkan Minpaku Editorial Committee (ed.) 100 Questions, 100 Answers: The Life of Peoples of the World, Kawade-shobo-shinsha: Tokyo (in Japanese).
1998 Matthews, P. J. Wildtype taro, and the recent history of cultivated taro in Cyprus and Hawaii. In AFRC (ed.), Proceedings of 1998 TASAE (Tsukuba Asian Seminar on Agricultural Extension): Application of Biological Resources for the Innovation of Agricultural and Environmental Education in Asian-Pacific Countries, (pp. 99-108). Tsukuba: Agricultural and Forestry Research Center, University of Tsukuba.
1998 Matthews, P. J,. The Real Face of Cyprus. Kikan Minzokugaku (Ethnology Quarterly) Autumn, No. 86 (in Japanese), 68-74.
1998 Matthews, P. J., Taro in Hawaii: Present status and current research. Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter, 116, 26-29.
1997 Matthews, P. J., and Gosden, C. Plant remains from waterlogged sites in the Arawe Islands, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea: Implications for the history of plant use and domestication. Economic Botany, 51(2), 121-133.
1997 Matthews, P. J., Research on taro in Cyprus. Minpaku Gekkan, 21(4), 15-17 (April) (in Japanese).
1997 Matthews, P. J., Field guide for wild-type taro, Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott. Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter No. 110, 41-48.
1996 Matthews, P. J., Ethnobotany, and the origins of Broussonetia papyrifera in Polynesia (an essay on tapa prehistory). In J.M. Davidson, G. Irwin, B. F. Leach, A. Pawley, & D. Brown (eds.), Oceanic Culture History: Essays in Honour of Roger Green, (pp. 117-132). Wellington: New Zealand Journal of Archaeology.
1996 Matthews, P. J., Plant dispersal and human movement: evidence for a complex history in Polynesia. Minpaku Tsushin (No. 73),80-85 (Communications of the National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka; in Japanese).
1996 Matthews, P. J. Review: The Other Greeks: The Family Farm and the Agrarian Roots of Western Civilization. Economic Botany, 50, 138.
1995 Matthews, P. J., Aroids and the Austronesians. Tropics, 4(2), 105-126.
1995 Matthews, P. J., Review: Foraging and Farming in the Eastern Woodlands (C. M. Scarry, ed.). Economic Botany, 49(1), 108.
1995 Matthews, P. J., Review: Plants in Hawaiian Culture (B. H. Krauss). Man and Culture in Oceania, 11, 125-128.
1995 Matthews, P. J,. Sadayuki Katayama of Ikeda. New Zealand Camellia Bulletin, 19(2), 41-43.
1994 Matthews, P. J., and Terauchi, R. The genetics of agriculture: DNA variation in taro and yam. In J. G. Hather (Ed.), Tropical Archaeobotany: Applications and new developments, (pp. 251-270). London and New York: Routledge.
1994 Matthews, P. J., Ethnobiologist receives award. Man and Culture in Oceania, 11, 131-132.
1992 Matthews, P. J., Takei, E., and Kawahara, T. Colocasia esculenta var. aquatilis on Okinawa Island, southern Japan: the distribution and possible origins of a wild diploid taro. Man and Culture in Oceania, 8, 19-34.
1992 Matthews, P. J., Matsushita, Y., Sato, T., and Hirai, M. Ribosomal and mitochondrial DNA variation in Japanese taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott). Japanese Journal of Breeding, 42, 825-833.
1991 Sakata, Y., Nishio, T., and Matthews, P. J. Chloroplast DNA analysis of eggplant (Solanum melongena) and related species for their taxonomic affinity. Euphytica, 55, 21-26.
1991 Matthews, P. J., A possible tropical wildtype taro: Colocasia esculenta var. aquatilis. Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association Bulletin, 11, 69-81.
1987 Matthews, P. J,. Wild taro and the context of cultivation. Aroideana, 10, 9-13.
1985 Matthews, P. J., Nga taro o Aotearoa. Journal of the Polynesian Society, 94, 253-272.
1982 Matthews, P. J., Taro in the Bay of Islands. New Zealand Archaeological Society Newsletter, 25(4), 230-239.
1980 Matthews, P. J,. Patterns of feeding on Dysoxylum and Planchonella fruits. Tane, 28, 79-82.
1979 Matthews, P. J., Archaeological site survey on Ponui Island, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand. Tane, 25, 23-33.
Recent Presentations:
"What is Food Security? Lessons from the Book of Taro" Lecture to staff and students at the Seed Bank, Yezin Agricultural University, Myanmar. (2004.7.30)
"The cultivated aroids: natural history, archaeology, and ethnoarchaeology". Talk presented for Project on Farming and Environmental History in Eurasia, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN), Kyoto. (2004.3.17)
"Wildtype taro in Myanmar: a major green fodder for village pigs". Research seminar at the Centre for Archaeological Research (CAR), ANU, Canberra. (2004.3.3)
"The natural origins and cultural history of taro" (on behalf Myanmar Biodiversity Research Project), presented at: (i) Vegetable and Fruit Research Development Centre, Yangon (ii) Central Agriculture Research Institute (CARI), Yezin (iii) Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, Yangon. (2003.11)
"Origins and history of taro" Talk presented in New Zealand at (1) Patea Marae, Taranaki and (2) Awataha Marae, Auckland, and (3) Lincoln Research Centre (Landcare New Zealand), Christchurch. (May, 2002)
"Ancient Starch Research" Talk presented at inaugural meeting of the DNA Archaeology Society (Japan), 5th December 2002
"Taro storage systems" Iwate Prefecture Agricultural Research Institute,Japan, 25. November 2002
"DNA analysis and ethnoarchaeological approaches for study of the early use and cultivation of taro" (with Yano Azusa, Nichibunken): Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Molecular Biology Society of Japan, Yokohama, December. 11-14th, 2002.
Monbukagakusho -funded conference organised:
Research Writing in Japan - Cultural, Personal and Practical Perpectives. National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, 15-16 March, 2003.
( see: www.researchco-op.net/conference.html )
"What is Food Security? Lessons from the Book of Taro" Lecture to staff and students at the Seed Bank, Yezin Agricultural University, Myanmar. (2004.7.30)
"The cultivated aroids: natural history, archaeology, and ethnoarchaeology". Talk presented for Project on Farming and Environmental History in Eurasia, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN), Kyoto. (2004.3.17)
"Wildtype taro in Myanmar: a major green fodder for village pigs". Research seminar at the Centre for Archaeological Research (CAR), ANU, Canberra. (2004.3.3)
"The natural origins and cultural history of taro" (on behalf Myanmar Biodiversity Research Project), presented at: (i) Vegetable and Fruit Research Development Centre, Yangon (ii) Central Agriculture Research Institute (CARI), Yezin (iii) Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, Yangon. (2003.11)
"Origins and history of taro" Talk presented in New Zealand at (1) Patea Marae, Taranaki and (2) Awataha Marae, Auckland, and (3) Lincoln Research Centre (Landcare New Zealand), Christchurch. (May, 2002)
"Ancient Starch Research" Talk presented at inaugural meeting of the DNA Archaeology Society (Japan), 5th December 2002
"Taro storage systems" Iwate Prefecture Agricultural Research Institute,Japan, 25. November 2002
"DNA analysis and ethnoarchaeological approaches for study of the early use and cultivation of taro" (with Yano Azusa, Nichibunken): Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Molecular Biology Society of Japan, Yokohama, December. 11-14th, 2002.
Monbukagakusho -funded conference organised:
Research Writing in Japan - Cultural, Personal and Practical Perpectives. National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, 15-16 March, 2003.
( see: www.researchco-op.net/conference.html )