The prehistory of the Tibetan plateau to the seventh century A.D.: Perspectives and research from China and the west since 1950

Journal of World Prehistory

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-55

  Aldenderfer, Mark ^a   Yinong, Zhang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation to high elevation; China; Prehistory; Tibetan plateau

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; POLITICAL HISTORY; PREHISTORIC; SOCIAL HISTORY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 4344559353     PISSN: 08927537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOWO.0000038657.79035.9e     Document Type: Review

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