Inland shell midden site-formation: Investigation into a late Pleistocene to early Holocene midden from Tràng An, Northern Vietnam

Quaternary International

Volumn 239, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 153-169

  Rabett, Ryan ^a   Appleby, Joanna ^a   Blyth, Alison ^b   Farr, Lucy ^a   Gallou, Athanasia ^c   Griffiths, Thomas ^d   Hawkes, Jason ^e   Marcus, David ^f   Marlow, Lisa ^a   Morley, Mike ^g   Tâń, Nguyêń Cao ^h   Son, Nguyêń Van ⁱ   Penkman, Kirsty ^j   Reynolds, Tim ^k   Stimpson, Christopher ^a   Szabó, Katherine ^l  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e Cambridge Archaeological Unit   (United Kingdom)

^f Kayandel Archaeological Services   (Australia)

^g OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^h So vân hoâ Thông tin Ninh Bình ^*  (Viet Nam)

ⁱ Xuan Truong Construction Company   (Viet Nam)

^j UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^k UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^l UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; COASTAL ZONE; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; LATE GLACIAL; MIDDEN; MOLLUSC; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLEISTOCENE-HOLOCENE BOUNDARY; SHELL; UPLAND REGION;

VIET NAM;

MOLLUSCA; STYLOMMATOPHORA;

EID: 79957650052     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2010.01.025     Document Type: Article

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