The transition from foraging to farming in prehistoric Korea

Current Anthropology

Volumn 52, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2011, Pages

  Lee, Gyoung Ah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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EID: 80054957220     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/658488     Document Type: Review

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