Our understanding of domestication comes largely from archeology and genetics. Here, we
advocate using current ecological theory and methodologies to provide novel insights into …

Animal manure has been used to manage soil fertility since the dawn of agriculture. It
provides plant nutrients and improves soil fertility. In the last decades, animal husbandry has …

Knowledge of the origin and spread of farming has been revolutionised in recent years by
the application of new scientific techniques, especially the analysis of ancient DNA from …

The transition to urbanism has long focused on annual staple crops (cereals and legumes),
perhaps at the expense of understanding other changes within agricultural practices that …

This study sheds light on the agricultural economy that underpinned the emergence of the
first urban centres in northern Mesopotamia. Using δ 13 C and δ 15 N values of crop …

In recent decades, genetic advances in yield improvement in the major cereal crops,
including wheat, has stagnated or proceeded at a slower rate than is required to meet future …

The discovery and development of phosphorus (P) and P fertilizers provide context for
current management conventions. Average crop yields were stagnant before the Green …

The Archaeology of Iran from the Palaeolithic to the Archaemenid Empire is the first modern
academic study to provide a synthetic, diachronic analysis of the archaeology and early …

In recent decades the analysis of stable isotopes in plants has become a useful method to
infer natural and anthropogenic effects on the growing conditions of plants. Here we present …

Research in to the nature of Neolithic agriculture in China is often focused on topics such as
the domestication and spread of cereal crops and the reconstruction of human and animal …