Cultural interaction between China and Central Asia during the bronze age

Proceedings of the British Academy

Volumn 121, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-39

  Mei, Jianjun ^a  

^a Needham Research Institute   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 60949811169     PISSN: 00681202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.5871/bacad/9780197263037.003.0001     Document Type: Article

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