Stable isotope and dental caries data reveal abrupt changes in subsistence economy in ancient China in response to global climate change.
Prior to the introduction of wheat and barley from Central Asia during the Neolithic period, northern Chinese agricultural groups subsisted heavily on millet. Despite being the focus of many decades of intensive interest and research, the exact route(s), date(s), and mechanisms of the spread and ado...
Main Authors: | Christina Cheung, Hua Zhang, Joseph C Hepburn, Dongya Y Yang, Michael P Richards |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218943 |
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