The Tràng an project: Late-to-post-pleistocene settlement of the lower song Hong Valley, North Vietnam

Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-109

  Rabett, Ryan ^a   Barker, G ^b   Hunt, C O ^c   Naruse, T ^d   Piper, P ^d   Raddatz, E ^a   Reynolds, T ^e   Van Son, Nguyêń ^f   Stimpson, C ^a   Szabo K ^g   Tâń, Nguyen Cao ^h   Wilson, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f Xuan Tmong Construction Company

^g UNIVERSITY OF GUAM   (Guam)

^h Ninh Bình Museum

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EID: 62649111534     PISSN: 13561863     EISSN: 14740591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1356186308009061     Document Type: Article

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