Livestock in ancient China: An archaeozoological perspective

Past Human Migrations in East Asia: Matching Archaeology, Linguistics and Genetics

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 84-104

  Yuan, Jing ^a,b   Jian Lin, Han ^b   Blench, Roger ^b  

^a CHINESE ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 80053139873     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203926789     Document Type: Chapter

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