New methods and progress in research on the origins and evolution of prehistoric agriculture in China

doi:10.1007/s11430-017-9145-2

	New methods and progress in research on the origins and evolution of prehistoric agriculture in China
	Lu, HouYuan 1,2,3
刊名	SCIENCE CHINA-EARTH SCIENCES
	2017-12-01
卷号	60 期号:12 页码:2141-2159
关键词	Origins Of Agriculture Dry-farming Crops (Millets) Rice Phytoliths Starch Microfossils Biomarkers
ISSN号	1674-7313
DOI	10.1007/s11430-017-9145-2
英文摘要	China is one of the main global centers of origin of agriculture. Foxtail millet (Setaria italica), common millet (Panicum miliaceum), and rice (Oryza sativa) were the first crops to be domesticated in China. There remain many uncertainties and controversies in our current understanding of the chronology, locations, and plant types at the origins and the process of evolution of prehistoric millet and rice farming, and their relationships with climate change and human adaptation. This review summarizes the research progress made by Chinese scientists over the last decade on the origins and evolution of prehistoric agriculture. It highlights novel techniques and methods for identifying early crop remains, including plant macrofossils (carbonized seeds, spikelets), microfossils (phytoliths, calciphytoliths, starch, pollen), and biomarkers; new evidence on the origins, development, and spread of early agriculture; and research related to climate and environmental changes. Further, we pinpoint and discuss existing challenges and potential opportunities for further in-depth investigation of the origins and evolution of agriculture and the adaption of human activities to climate change.
语种	英语
出版者	SCIENCE PRESS
WOS记录号	WOS:000417942100008
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.iggcas.ac.cn/handle/132A11/82234]
专题	中国科学院地质与地球物理研究所
通讯作者	Lu, HouYuan
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Ctr Excellence Tibetan Plateau Earth Sci, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geol & Geophys, Key Lab Cenozo Geol & Environm, Beijing 100029, Peoples R China 3.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Lu, HouYuan. New methods and progress in research on the origins and evolution of prehistoric agriculture in China[J]. SCIENCE CHINA-EARTH SCIENCES,2017,60(12):2141-2159.
APA	Lu, HouYuan.(2017).New methods and progress in research on the origins and evolution of prehistoric agriculture in China.SCIENCE CHINA-EARTH SCIENCES,60(12),2141-2159.
MLA	Lu, HouYuan."New methods and progress in research on the origins and evolution of prehistoric agriculture in China".SCIENCE CHINA-EARTH SCIENCES 60.12(2017):2141-2159.