Evolution of prehistoric agriculture in central gansu province, China: A case study in Qin'an and Li County

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 55, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 1925-1930

  An, Cheng Bang ^a   Ji, Du Xue ^a,b   Chen, Fa Hu ^a   Dong, Guang Hui ^a   Wang, Hui ^c   Dong, Wei Miao ^a   Zhao, Xue Ye ^c  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Archaeological Institute of Shenzhen   (China)

^c Gansu Province Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology   (China)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Li County; Neolithic; Qin'an County; Seeds

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77953891069     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-010-3208-2     Document Type: Article

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