New data and new issues for the study of origin of rice agriculture in China

Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 99-105

  Zhao, Zhijun ^a  

^a CHINESE ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Archaeobotanical research; China; Rice agriculture

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856611861     PISSN: 18669557     EISSN: 18669565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12520-010-0028-x     Document Type: Article

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