New light on Neolithic revolution in south-west Asia

Antiquity

Volumn 84, Issue 325, 2010, Pages 621-634

  Watkins, Trevor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Gordon Childe; Monumentality; Neolithic revolution; South west Asia; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649804634     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00100122     Document Type: Review

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