Early evidence for pig and dog husbandry from the neolithic site of an son, Southern Vietnam

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 68-78

  Piper, P J ^a,b   Campos, F Z ^c   Ngoc Kinh, D ^d   Amano, N ^a   Oxenham, M ^b   Chi Hoang, B ^d   Bellwood, P ^b   Willis, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d Southern Institute for Sustainable Development   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Domesticated dog; Neolithic; Pig husbandry; Subsistence; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893974106     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.2226     Document Type: Article

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