Record of macrobotanical remains from the Aravalli Hill, Ojiyana, Rajasthan: Evidence for agriculture-based subsistence economy

Current Science

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 612-622

  Pokharia, Anil K ^a  

^a BIRBAL SAHNI INSTITUTE OF PALAEOBOTANY   (India)

Author keywords

Archaeobotany; Chalcolithic site; Macrobotanical remains; Subsistence economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549159423     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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