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Possible role of the “Holocene Event 3” on the collapse of Neolithic Cultures around the Central Plain of China

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ID14974588
AuthorsWu Wenxiang, Liu Tungsheng
Year2004
Volume117
Issue1
Pages153-166
Publication date2004-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQuaternary International (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1040-6182 • E-ISSN: 1873-4553
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/s1040-6182(03)00125-3
OpenAlexW2056644804
LanguageEN
Citations received112
References cited66

Archaeology · China · Climatology · East Asian Monsoon · Flooding (psychology · Geography · Holocene · Holocene climatic optimum · Monsoon · Northern Hemisphere · Physical geography · Quaternary · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology · Paleontology

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