Environment and culture change in Neolithic Southeast China

Antiquity

Volumn 80, Issue 309, 2006, Pages 615-621

  Jiao, Tianlong ^a  

^a BISHOP MUSEUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Ancient environment; Neolithic; Southeast China

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; NEOLITHIC;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33749432717     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: 0003598X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00094072     Document Type: Article

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