Many questions still remain regarding the acquisition and circulation of ancient domesticated animals across Yellow River Basin, one key areas for development complex societies in China. Here, we re-evaluate previously published strontium isotope data ( 87 Sr/ 86 Sr, n = 167) from tooth enamel at 10 archaeological sites Basin to shed new light on transition between Neolithic (7000–5000 BCE) Wes...

Neanderthals are most often portrayed as big game hunters who derived the vast majority of their diet from large terrestrial herbivores while birds, fish and plants are seen as relatively unimportant or beyond the capabilities of Neanderthals. Although evidence for exploitation of other resources (small mammals, birds, fish, shellfish, and plants) has been found at certain Neanderthal sites, th...