The use of rice and millet has been uncovered at a few archaeological sites associated with the Shuangdun Culture (ca. 7.3–6.8 ka BP) in middle catchment Huai River, China. Nevertheless, consumption rice, millet, other types plant foods contemporaneous same region still needs supporting information from more case studies. This article examines pottery sherds ( n = 21) excavated another represen...

Archaeobotanical studies have largely illuminated spatiotemporal differences in agricultural development across the Loess Plateau. However, particularities of local not been adequately studied for complex geographical, environmental, and prehistoric contexts. Here, new archaeobotanical data radiocarbon dating results from 27 Neolithic Bronze Age sites Baoji are reported. Combining these with pu...

The response of agricultural societies to global climate events during the Neolithic (e.g., 4.2 ka event) is a scientific issue general interest. In mid-lower Hulu River Valley northwest China, millet cultivation became primary subsistence late Neolithic. Local paleoclimate studies have detected notable decline in temperature and precipitation around 4,400 BP (Before Present), while Qijia cultu...