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From ecological opportunism to multi-cropping

Mapping food globalisation in prehistory

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ID23344444
AuthorsXinyi Liu (0000-0002-4767-4737, Washington University in St. Louis, corresponding author), Penelope J Jones, Penelope Jones (0000-0002-4880-6711, University of Cambridge), G Motuzaite Matuzeviciute (0000-0001-9069-1551, Lithuanian Institute of History), Harriet V Hunt (0000-0003-0075-6660, University of Cambridge), Diane L Lister (0000-0002-1227-707X, University of Cambridge), Ting An (0000-0003-2574-0104, Zhejiang Museum of Natural History), Natalia Przelomska, Natalia A S Przelomska (0000-0001-9207-4565, Smithsonian Institution), Catherine J Kneale, Catherine Kneale (University of Cambridge), Zhijun Zhao (0000-0002-6699-8702), Martin K Jones (0000-0001-7231-9991)
Year2019
Volume206
Pages21-28
Publication date2019-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQuaternary Science Reviews (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0277-3791 • E-ISSN: 1873-457X
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.quascirev.2018.12.017
OpenAlexW2907679478
LanguageEN
Citations received71
References cited77

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