Tracing the origin and spread of agriculture in Europe

PLoS Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1-9

  Pinhasi, Ron ^a   Fort, Joaquim ^b   Ammerman, Albert J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CULTURAL FACTOR; HISTORY; ISOTOPE LABELING; LATITUDE; LONGITUDE; PREDICTION; ETHNOLOGY; EUROPE; TIME;

AGRICULTURE; EUROPE; HISTORY, ANCIENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 29144443594     PISSN: 15457885     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0030410     Document Type: Article

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