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

This paper, included in the special issue "5th International Conference on the Cenozoic Evolution of the Asia-Pacific Environment", was presented at the 5th International Conference on the Cenozoic Evolution of the Asia-Pacific Environment held at the University of Hong Kong, China from 29 October–1 November 2001 and co-organized by PAGES.