Micromammals from an early Holocene archaeological site in southwest China: Paleoenvironmental and taphonomic perspectives

Quaternary International

Volumn 281, Issue , 2012, Pages 58-65

  Jin, Jennie J H ^a   Jablonski, Nina G ^b   Flynn, Lawrence J ^c   Chaplin, George ^b   Xueping, Ji ^d   Zhicai, Li ^e   Xiaoxue, Shi ^e   Guihua, Li ^f  

^a Central Identification Laboratory Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam ^*  (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Yunnan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology   (China)

^e Baoshan Prefecture AIDS Working Committee Office   (China)

^f Shidian Cultural Relics Administration Office   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; HOLOCENE; MAMMAL; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEONTOLOGY; RADIOCARBON DATING; TAPHONOMY; TAXONOMY;

CHINA; YUNNAN;

ANIMALIA; HYSTRICIDAE; INSECTIVORA; MAMMALIA; MURIDAE; MUS; RHIZOMYINAE; RODENTIA; SCANDENTIA; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 84868347052     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2012.04.012     Document Type: Article

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