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The Ordos Plateau, a distinctive geomorphic entity in China, has been a cradle of human civilization since the late Paleolithic era. Its unique geographical and climatic conditions have fostered a ...

Understanding and governing human settlement patterns is a major challenge of the urban age. While rural settlements emerge as parts of agricultural landscapes, cities typically evolve in economically ...

Introduction -- Environmental setting -- Mapping literary sources : pre-field studies and the location of archaeological evidence -- Acquiring new data : the two survey projects, field strategies and ...