Biological responses to change in prehistoric Viet Nam

Asian Perspectives

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 212-239

  Oxenham, Marc F ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Con Co Ngua; Da But period; Metal period; Viet Nam

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; HUMAN EVOLUTION; PATHOGEN; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PREHISTORIC; SKELETAL REMAINS;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

EID: 33750537067     PISSN: 00668435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/asi.2006.0025     Document Type: Article

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