The transmutation of settlements of prehistoric cultures in eastern Qinghai caused by climate change

Dili Xuebao/Acta Geographica Sinica

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-40

  Hou, Guangliang ^a,b   Liu, Fenggui ^a,b   Xiao, Lingbo ^a   Zen, Zaozao ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QINGHAI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Climate changes; Pre historic culture; The evolution of settlements

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CULTURAL HISTORY; PREHISTORIC; TERRACE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI;

EID: 44449139522     PISSN: 03755444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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