Evolution of prehistoric dryland agriculture in the arid and semi-arid transition zone in northern China

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0198750

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	Evolution of prehistoric dryland agriculture in the arid and semi-arid transition zone in northern China
	Zhao, Keliang 1,2; Atahan, Pia 5; Bao, Yige 1,2; Zhou, Xinying 1,2; Liu, Hanbin 1,2; Li, Xiaoqiang 1,2; Dodson, John 3,4; Hu, Songmei 6
刊名	PLOS ONE
	2018-08-03
卷号	13 期号:8 页码:1-17
DOI	10.1371/journal.pone.0198750
文献子类	Article
英文摘要	Based on chronological and archaeobotanical studies of 15 Neolithic and Bronze Age sites from the northern Chinese Loess Plateau and southern Inner Mongolia-the agro-pastoral zone of China-we document changes in the agricultural system over time. The results show that wheat and rice were not the major crops of the ancient agricultural systems in these areas, since their remains are rarely recovered, and that millet cultivation was dominant. Millet agriculture increased substantially from 3000 BC-2000 BC, and foxtail millet evidently comprised a high proportion of the cultivated crop plants during this period. In addition, as the human population increased from the Yangshao to the Longshan periods, the length and width of common millet seeds increased by 20-30%. This demonstrates the co-evolution of both plants and the human population in the region. Overall, our results reveal a complex agricultural-gardening system based on the cultivation of common millet, foxtail millet, soybeans and fruit trees, indicating a high food diversity and selectivity of the human population.
WOS关键词	PLANT DOMESTICATION ; TIBETAN PLATEAU ; DAIHAI LAKE ; EAST-ASIA ; ORIGINS ; SPREAD ; HISTORY ; CLIMATE ; RECORD ; MODEL
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000440768100001
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.ieecas.cn/handle/361006/5081]
专题	地球环境研究所_黄土与第四纪地质国家重点实验室（2010~）
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Grad Univ, Beijing, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, State Key Lab Vertebrate Evolut & Human Origin, Beijing, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Earth Environm, State Key Lab Loess & Quaternary Geol, Xian, Shaanxi, Peoples R China 4.Univ Wollongong, Sch Earth & Environm Sci, Wollongong, NSW, Australia 5.Australian Nucl Sci & Technol Org, Inst Environm Res, Kirrawee Dc, NSW, Australia 6.Shaanxi Prov Inst Archaeol, Xian, Shaanxi, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhao, Keliang,Atahan, Pia,Bao, Yige,et al. Evolution of prehistoric dryland agriculture in the arid and semi-arid transition zone in northern China[J]. PLOS ONE,2018,13(8):1-17.
APA	Zhao, Keliang.,Atahan, Pia.,Bao, Yige.,Zhou, Xinying.,Liu, Hanbin.,...&Hu, Songmei.(2018).Evolution of prehistoric dryland agriculture in the arid and semi-arid transition zone in northern China.PLOS ONE,13(8),1-17.
MLA	Zhao, Keliang,et al."Evolution of prehistoric dryland agriculture in the arid and semi-arid transition zone in northern China".PLOS ONE 13.8(2018):1-17.