Agriculture is major sector in the economy of Central Asia. The sustainable use of
agricultural land is therefore essential to economic growth, human well-being, social equity …

The two East Asian millets, broomcorn (Panicum miliaceum) and foxtail millet (Setaria
italica), spread across Eurasia and became important crops by the second millennium BC …

Abstract The Iron Age transition in sub-Saharan Africa represents a time when the
relationship between humans and their environment was fundamentally altered at near …

" A comprehensive and entertaining historical and botanical review, providing an enjoyable
and cognitive read.”—Nature The foods we eat have a deep and often surprising past. From …

How will archaeology contribute to agricultural sustainability? To address that question, this
overview reflects on the diverse and complementary ways that archaeology has advanced …

The mountain foothills of inner Asia have served as a corridor of communication and
exchange for at least five millennia, using historically documented trade routes such as the …

Abstract The ancient 'Silk Roads' formed a vast network of trade and exchange that
facilitated the movement of commodities and agricultural products across medieval Central …

Abstract In central Eurasian archaeology, Soviet-and post-Soviet investigations and more
recent biologically-focused analyses are often subtly presented as two extremes of …

While agricultural origins have been recently revised in light of new genetic and
archaeological evidence, parallel synthesis of subsequent developments in agricultural …

Cotton is considered as a major cash crop of the world. It earns huge foreign exchange by its
valuable products; fiber, lint, cotton seed oil, hull and a lot more. Being an important fiber …