A5024646581- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Chinese history and philosophy
- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Eurasian Exchange Networks
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Paleopathology and ancient diseases
- Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Wesleyan University
2020-2023
Katherine Hospital
2020
Brown University
2016-2019
University of California, Los Angeles
2015
Harvard University Press
2009
Based on radiocarbon dating and our analysis of plant animal remains from Buziping, a Majiayao (5300–4300 BP) Qijia (4200–3800 period site located in Dingxi, Gansu Province, China, review archaeobotanical studies the Western Loess Plateau adjacent areas, we discuss subsistence strategies during periods. We also development agriculture its influence cultural expansion late Neolithic period. Humans settled at Buziping for first time (4890–4710 cal. yr BP by 14 C dating). Charred seeds indicate...
Abstract In this paper, we present a zooarchaeological analysis of the Longshan period sites Taosi and Zhoujiazhuang (ca. 2300–1900 cal. BC) in southern Shanxi Province, China. We compare faunal record at both terms proportions wild domestic taxa; slaughter patterns for main domesticates; types bones used to produce utilitarian decorative bone artifacts; ritual oracle divination. Differences records provide insights into connections between specialization early urbanism. Our research also...
Pigs have played a central role in the subsistence and culture of China for millennia. The close relationship between pigs people began when humans gradually domesticated wild over 8,000 years ago. While initially foraged around settlements, population growth led to pen their pigs, which made them household trash processors fertilizer producers. Household were daily contact with people, who bred fatten quickly produce larger litters. Early modern Europeans found Chinese far superior own two...
Abstract Human activity has eliminated many of the natural lowland ecosystems Middle and Lower Yellow River Valley, modified rest, making it difficult to understand what species are native region. As a step towards reconstruction these lost environments, this paper employs zooarchaeological other evidence identify mammals We provide basic ecological information about animals discuss controversial or cases in more depth. Our goal is not only study China's environmental history, but also make...
This article reviews current evidence for the origins of domestic cattle in China. We describe two possible scenarios: 1) were domesticated indigenously East Asia from wild aurochs (Bos primigenius), and 2) elsewhere then introduced to conclude that zooarchaeological genetic does not support indigenous domestication within China, although it is people experimented with managing ways did lead complete domestication. Most indicates taurine taurus) China during third millennium b.c., related...
Reconstructing ancient diets and the use of animals plants augment our understanding how humans adapted to different environments. Yunnan Province in southwest China is ecologically environmentally diverse. During Neolithic Bronze Age periods, this region was occupied by a variety local culture groups with diverse subsistence systems material culture. In paper, we obtained carbon (δ13C) nitrogen (δ15N) isotopic ratios from human faunal remains order reconstruct paleodiets strategies for...
This paper reviews recent archaeological research on human-environment interaction in the Holocene, taking continental China as its geographic focus.As is large, geographically diverse, and exceptionally archaeologically historically well-documented, here provides critical insight into functioning of socialnatural systems.Based a broad review field well advances discoveries, authors reflect themes including climate change adaptive systems theory, spatial temporal scale, anthropogenic...
Abstract The Xindian culture of northwest China has been seen as a prototypical example transition toward pastoralism, resulting in part from environmental changes that started around 4000 years ago. To date, there little available residential data to document how and whether subsistence strategies community organization changed following or association with documented changes. Tao River Archaeology Project is collaborative effort aimed at gathering robust archaeological information solidify...
Societies in East Asia have utilized domesticated cattle for over 5000 years, but the genetic history of remains understudied. Genome-wide analyses 23 ancient Mongolian reveal that Asian aurochs and taurine are closely related, neither related to any modern breeds. We observe binary variation diet throughout early Neolithic, genomic evidence shows millennia sustained male-dominated introgression. identify a unique connection between European Hereford breed. These results point likelihood...