Spatiotemporal distribution patterns of archaeological sites in China during the Neolithic and Bronze Age: An overview

D Hosner, M Wagner, PE Tarasov, X Chen… - The …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
A total of 51,074 archaeological sites from the early Neolithic to the early Iron Age (c. 8000–
500 BC), with a spatial extent covering most regions of China (c. 73–131° E and c. 20–53° …

Climate as a factor for Neolithic cultural collapses approximately 4000 years BP in China

Q Sun, Y Liu, B Wünnemann, Y Peng, X Jiang… - Earth-Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Although archaeological findings show the synchronous collapses of major well-
documented Chinese Neolithic cultures around 4000 cal. yr BP, the driving mechanism for …

[HTML][HTML] A global database of Holocene paleotemperature records

D Kaufman, N McKay, C Routson, M Erb, B Davis… - Scientific data, 2020 - nature.com
A comprehensive database of paleoclimate records is needed to place recent warming into
the longer-term context of natural climate variability. We present a global compilation of …

Synchronous 500-year oscillations of monsoon climate and human activity in Northeast Asia

D Xu, H Lu, G Chu, L Liu, C Shen, F Li, C Wang… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Prehistoric human activities were likely influenced by cyclic monsoon climate changes in
East Asia. Here we report a decadal-resolution Holocene pollen record from an annually …

Variability of East Asian summer monsoon precipitation during the Holocene and possible forcing mechanisms

F Lu, C Ma, C Zhu, H Lu, X Zhang, K Huang, T Guo… - Climate Dynamics, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Projecting how the East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) rainfall will change with
global warming is essential for human sustainability. Reconstructing Holocene climate can …

Comparison of carbon and nitrogen accumulation rate between bog and fen phases in a pristine peatland with the fen‐bog transition

Q Yang, Z Liu, E Bai - Global Change Biology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Long‐term carbon and nitrogen dynamics in peatlands are affected by both vegetation
production and decomposition processes. Here, we examined the carbon accumulation rate …

Position and orientation of the westerly jet determined Holocene rainfall patterns in China

U Herzschuh, X Cao, T Laepple, A Dallmeyer… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Proxy-based reconstructions and modeling of Holocene spatiotemporal precipitation
patterns for China and Mongolia have hitherto yielded contradictory results indicating that …

Time-transgressive onset of the Holocene Optimum in the East Asian monsoon region

X Zhou, L Sun, T Zhan, W Huang, X Zhou, Q Hao… - Earth and Planetary …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The East Asian summer monsoon affects precipitation and hence vegetation in the
densely populated Northwest Pacific region, yet a long-standing controversy exists …

Discontinuous spread of millet agriculture in eastern Asia and prehistoric population dynamics

C Leipe, T Long, EA Sergusheva, M Wagner… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
Although broomcorn and foxtail millet are among the earliest staple crop domesticates, their
spread and impacts on demography remain controversial, mainly because of the use of …

Abrupt Holocene climate shifts in coastal East Asia, including the 8.2 ka, 4.2 ka, and 2.8 ka BP events, and societal responses on the Korean peninsula

J Park, J Park, S Yi, J Cheul Kim, E Lee, J Choi - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Holocene abrupt cooling events have long attracted attention in academia due to public
concern that similar rapid changes may reappear in the near future. Thus, considerable …