The transmission of early bronze technology to Thailand: New perspectives

Journal of World Prehistory

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 357-397

  White, Joyce C ^a   Hamilton, Elizabeth G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ban Chiang; Bronze Age; Early bronze metallurgy; Seima Turbino; Southeast Asia; Technological transmission; Thailand

Indexed keywords

BRONZE AGE; CHRONOLOGY; ECONOMIC HISTORY; IRON AGE; METALLURGY; PREHISTORIC; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

THAILAND;

EID: 73249142656     PISSN: 08927537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10963-009-9029-z     Document Type: Article

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