Establishing a firm chronological framework for neolithic and early dynastic archaeology in the shangluo area, central China

Radiocarbon

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 466-478

  Zhu, Yizhi ^a   Cheng, Peng ^a,b   Yu, Shi Yong ^a   Yu, Huagui ^a,c   Kang, Zhihai ^a,b   Yang, Yachang ^d   Jull, A J T ^e   Lange, T ^e   Zhou, Weijian ^a,b,f  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b Xi'an AMS Center   (China)

^c YanChang Petroleum (Group) Co Ltd Research Institute   (China)

^d Shaanxi Archaeological Institute   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^f XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CIVILIZATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CULTURAL HISTORY; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; NEOLITHIC; PALEOCLIMATE; RADIOCARBON DATING; REGIONAL CLIMATE;

CHINA; SHAANXI; SHANGLUO;

EID: 78049283340     PISSN: 00338222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033822200045495     Document Type: Article

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