Supplementary Materials
Spatial and temporal variations in prehistoric human settlement and
their influencing factors on the south bank of the Xar Maron River,
Northeastern China
Xin JIA1*, Shuangwen YI1, Yonggang SUN2, Shuangye WU1, 3 Harry F. LEE4, Lin WANG5, &
Huayu LU1 Supplementary References
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