The emergence of complex societies represents one of the major developments of human
prehistory. Diverse agricultural strategies were implemented to produce the increased grain …

Abstract Almost 30 years ago, Naomi Miller and Katheryn Gleason edited the influential
volume, The Archaeology of Garden and Field, a guide to the identification and …

Sino-Tibetan is the second largest language family in the world. Recent linguistic and
genetic studies have traced its origin to Neolithic millet farmers in the Yellow River region of …

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 …

China's long history of alcoholic beverage production can be traced to the beginning of the
Neolithic period when feasting with such drinks became essential in ritual and political …

Starch residue analysis was carried out on stone tools recovered from the bottom layer of the
Anakena site on Rapa Nui (Easter Island). These deposits have been dated to AD 1000 …

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 …

China was a centre for early plant domestication, millets in the north and rice in the south,
with both crops then spreading widely. The Laoguantai Culture (c. 8000–7000 BP) of the …

Migration is a frequent phenomenon in human history. Previous studies mainly used
migration as a simple process to account for any cultural changes observed in migrant …