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The Relationship Between Xinjiang’s Late Prehistoric Archaeological Cultures and Other World Cultures

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Archaeological Research on the Societies of Late Prehistoric Xinjiang, Vol 2

Abstract

In addition to special topics and sporadic studies, when discussing the relationship between prehistoric culture of Xinjiang and the outside world, this chapter mainly discusses materials from the end of the Bronze Age to the Early Iron Age, while cultural relations earlier than this period have been discussed in detail in the previous chapter.

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  11. 11.

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    Parzinger (2006).

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    Jigen (1993).

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    Huacheng (1996).

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    Huiqiu (2006).

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    Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (1991).

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    Wagner (2003).

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    Xinjiang Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, Cultural Relics Bureau of Turpan Region (2004a; 2004b; 2004c).

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    Guo (2007; 2009).

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    Xinjiang Institute of Archaeology (1989).

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    Institute of Archaeology, Xinjiang Academy of Social Sciences (1981a; 1995).

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