The emergence of rice agriculture in Korea: Archaeobotanical perspectives

Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 89-98

  Ahn, Sung Mo ^a  

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Archaeobotany; Origin of rice agriculture; Prehistoric Korea; Rice remains

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954996987     PISSN: 18669557     EISSN: 18669565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12520-010-0029-9     Document Type: Article

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