Evidences of early human occupation in the limestone caves of Bastar, Chhattisgarh

Current Science

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 820-823

  Yadava, M G ^a   Sarswat, K S ^b   Singh, I B ^c   Ramesh, R ^a  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^b BIRBAL SAHNI INSTITUTE OF PALAEOBOTANY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

Caves; Plant domestication; Prehistory; Radiocarbon; Southwest monsoon

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147147054     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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