Hydrological changes and settlement migrations in the Keriya River delta in central Tarim Basin ca. 2.7-1.6 ka BP: Inferred from 14C and OSL chronology

Science China Earth Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1971-1980

  Zhang, Feng ^a,b   Wang, Tao ^a   Yimit, Hamid ^c   Shi, QingDong ^b   Ruan, QiuRong ^d   Sun, ZhiQiong ^b   Li, Fang ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b XINJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c XINJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Xinjiang Cultural Relics and Archaeology Institute   (China)

Author keywords

2.8 ka BP; 14C; Keriya; OSL; river; settlement migrate; Taklamakan; Yuansha

Indexed keywords

2.8 KA BP; 14C; KERIYA; OSL; SETTLEMENT MIGRATE; TAKLAMAKAN; YUANSHA;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEBRIS; HISTORY;

RIVERS;

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARTIFACT; CLIMATE VARIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GLACIER DYNAMICS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; LUMINESCENCE DATING; PALEOCLIMATE; RADIOCARBON DATING; SETTLEMENT PATTERN;

CHINA; KERIYA RIVER; TARIM BASIN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 82955243717     PISSN: 16747313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-011-4206-1     Document Type: Article

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