Exploring prehistoric variation in human–environmental interaction is critical for
understanding the historical patterns and mechanisms of long-term human–land evolution …

In China, pottery containers first appeared about 20000 cal. BP, and became diverse in form
during the Early Neolithic (9000–7000 cal. BP), signaling the emergence of functionally …

This paper reviews recent archaeological research on human-environment interaction in the
Holocene, taking continental China as its geographic focus. As China is large …

In the past, humans have adapted their strategies of wood collection to shifts in the
surrounding environment. Shifts in wood procurement strategies have been assumed to …

Phytoliths in the inflorescence of Poaceae plants can be of high taxonomic value in some
archaeological contexts and provide insight into plant taxonomy and crop domestication …

The domestication of rice and the brewing of rice-based alcoholic beverages in pottery
vessels were closely intertwined during the early Neolithic period in China. This practice …

China is a major centre for rice domestication, where starch grain analysis has been widely
applied to archaeological grinding tools to gain information about plant use by ancient …

Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi) is believed to be native to tropical and subtropical regions of
Asia, and has been used as food widely throughout Asia since prehistory. In China, this …

The lithic assemblage from Shizitan 29, a late Upper Paleolithic open-air site in Shanxi,
China, provides evidence for the earliest, well-dated microblade production in East Asia, ca …

Recent advances in the role played by dietary carbohydrates in human food webs during the
Palaeolithic highlight that starchy foods were part of the diet well before crop domestication …