Response of rice cultivation to fluctuating sea level during the Mid-Holocene

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 370-378

  Zheng, Yun Fei ^a   Sun, Guo Ping ^a   Chen, Xue Gao ^a  

^a Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology   (China)

Author keywords

eastern China; Hemudu culture; Mid Holocene; rice cultivation; sea level rise; Tianluoshan site

Indexed keywords

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EID: 84856227293     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-011-4786-3     Document Type: Article

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