Jiangzhai: Social and economic organization of a Middle Neolithic Chinese village

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 265-301

  Peterson, Christian E ^a   Shelach, Gideon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

China; Jiangzhai; Neolithic; Sociocultural change; Socioeconomic organization; Yangshao; Yellow River Valley

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860614429     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: 10902686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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