Millets, dogs, pigs and permanent settlement: productivity transitions in Neolithic northern China

CJ Stevens, Y Zhuang, DQ Fuller - Evolutionary Human Sciences, 2024 - cambridge.org
The transition to sedentary agricultural societies in northern China fuelled considerable
demographic growth from 5000 to 2000 BC. In this article, we draw together …

Orphan crops of archaeology‐based crop history research

D Fuks, F Schmidt, MI García‐Collado… - Plants, People …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Societal Impact Statement Agrobiodiversity is central to sustainable farming worldwide.
Cultivation, conservation and reintroduction of diverse plant species, including 'forgotten'and …

The potential of stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of foxtail and broomcorn millets for investigating ancient farming systems

Y Dong, X Bi, R Wu, EJ Belfield, NP Harberd… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Foxtail and broomcorn millets are the most important crops in northern China since the early
Neolithic. However, little evidence is available on how people managed these two crops in …

Water and soil management strategies and the introduction of wheat and barley to northern China: an isotopic analysis of cultivation on the Loess Plateau

H Li, Y Sun, Y Yang, Y Cui, L Ren, H Li, G Chen… - Antiquity, 2022 - cambridge.org
Studies of 'food globalisation'have traced the dispersal of cereals across prehistoric Eurasia.
The degree to which these crops were accompanied by knowledge of soil and water …

Manuring and land exploitation in the Central Plains of late Longshan (2200–1900 BCE) China: implications of stable isotopes of archaeobotanical remains

X Wang, Z Zhao, H Zhong, X Chen, Y Hu - Journal of Archaeological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Central Plains of China is ideal for studying the interplay between agricultural
production and social complexity. Focusing on four sites (Wangchenggang, Chengyao …

Dynamics and correlations of chlorophyll and phytol content with silage bacterial of different growth heights Pennisetum sinese

M Li, R Lv, H Zhou, X Zi - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The dynamics and correlations of chlorophyll and phytol content with silage bacterial of
different growth heights Pennisetum sinese were investigated. The results demonstrated that …

Evaluating water fertilizer coupling on the variations in millet chaff size during the late seventh century in Northwest China: Morphological and carbon and nitrogen …

B Liu, Y Lu, Y Yang, W Wei, G Chen - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Stable isotopic analyses of the remains of plants that have been unearthed from
archaeological sites are often featured as key indicators of crop cultivation and the living …

Rice stable carbon and nitrogen isotope values as potential indicators of watering and manuring regimes

R Wu, EJ Belfield, Y Dong, S Feng, X Fu… - Frontiers in …, 2025 - frontiersin.org
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is an important cereal crop across East, South and Southeast Asia,
from prehistory to today, and grows in a range of ecological conditions, from rainfed upland …

Recommendations for stable isotope analysis of charred archaeological crop remains

AK Styring, P Vaiglova, A Bogaard… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Stable isotope analysis of plant remains recovered from archaeological sites is becoming
more routine. There remains a lack of consensus, however, on how to appropriately select …

Isotopic analysis of modern sorghum and finger millet from different altitudes in Ethiopia: implications for ancient farming practices

A Varalli, A Beldados, F d'Agostini, M Mvimi… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
C4 crops such as sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) and finger millet (Eleusine coracana) have
played a significant role in the economic livelihood in arid and semi-arid zones of tropical …