Shell midden archaeology in Japan: Aquatic food acquisition and long-term change in the Jomon culture

Quaternary International

Volumn 239, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 19-27

  Habu, Junko ^a   Matsui, Akira ^b   Yamamoto, Naoto ^c   Kanno, Tomonori ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MIDDEN; SHELL; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

CHUBU; HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO; TOHOKU;

EID: 79957653838     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2011.03.014     Document Type: Article

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