Investigating the transition to agriculture

Current Anthropology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 609-613

  Pearsall, Deborah M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HISTORY; HUMAN;

AGRICULTURE; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH STATUS; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS;

EID: 70349575531     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/605406     Document Type: Article

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