Major patterns in the neolithic chronology of east asia: issues of the origin of pottery, agriculture, and civilization

Radiocarbon

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 891-903

  Kuzmin, Yaroslav V ^a   Jull, A J Timothy ^b   Burr, G S ^a  

^a SOBOLEV INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVILIZATION; CULTIVATION; DOMESTICATION; FOOD PRODUCTION; NEOLITHIC; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

FAR EAST;

EID: 77949711384     PISSN: 00338222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033822200033968     Document Type: Article

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