Discovery of the Earliest Rice Paddy in the Mixed Rice–Millet Farming Area of China by Xiujia Huan, Xingtao Wei, Jianping Zhang, Jindou Li, Xiaohu Zhang, Konglan Shao, Yong Ge, Xiaoyan Yang, Houyuan Lu

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A New Filtered Alcoholic Beverage: Residues Evidence From the Qingtai Site (ca. 5,500–4,750 cal. BP) in Henan Province, Central China by Jingwen Liao, Jingwen Liao, Yuzhang Yang, Wanfa Gu, Ling Yao, Qingli Wei, Wuhong Luo, Yingxue Gong, Lanpo Ding, Chunguang Gu, Juzhong Zhang

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Miaodigounization and Erlitounization: the formation and evolution of the Hua-Xia ethnic group and Hua-Xia tradition from the perspective of archaeology by Cao Bingwu

“…As the spatial and temporal framework, the connotative features and the genealogy of the archaeological culture become increasingly clear, we can identify two important periods of prehistoric archaeological cultures that may have played key roles in the formation of the Hua-Xia ethnic group and its cultural identity. First is the Yangshao Culture (especially its Miaodigou Era), which was formed at the middle Neolithic age. …”
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The Agriculture and Society in the Yiluo River Basin: Archaeobotanical Evidence From the Suyang Site by Fan Yang, Qimeng Duan, Baozeng Cheng, Guang Ren, Yin Jia, Guiyun Jin

“…It may be related to many reasons such as suitable environmental and geomorphological conditions, advanced water management, the influence of the Qujialing culture, and population growth. In the late Yangshao culture, crop processing seemed to have been concentrated in communal areas. …”
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Evolution of Influence Ranges of Neolithic-Bronze Age Cities in the Songshan Mountain Region of Central China Based on GIS Spatial Analysis by Yan Tian, Panpan Chen, Peng Lu, He Yang, Shugang Yang, Li Zhang, Qingli Wei, Xiangli Zhao, Lanbo Guo, Zhen Wang, Rongji Luo

“…Correspondingly, the influence range of early cities during the Erlitou culture is the largest, followed by those of the Longshan culture, Yangshao culture, Shang Dynasty, and Zhou Dynasty. This is different from the conventional view that the ancient city’s influence range continuously expands as time advances. …”
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Micromorphological Characteristics of Different Soil Layers in the Yangshao Village Site, Mianchi County, Henan Province by Zha Lisi, Wu Kening, Li Zhuoxuan, Lan Wenzhe

“…By comparing the differences in the soil micromorphology characteristics of ancient soil, cultural layer, and topsoil, this study investigated the impact of climate change and ancient human activities on soil micromorphology, providing a basis for exploring relics of ancient human activity and agricultural development during the Yangshao culture period. First, the results showed that the soil experienced a strong degree of chemical weathering. …”
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A bioarchaeological study of intensification of pig husbandry during the Yangshao Period (7000–5000 cal BP) by Zhang, Q

“…This thesis explores the nature of pig management practices to better understand how pig husbandry developed in the middle Yellow River region of China from the Yangshao Cultural Period (7000 to 5000 years BP). This region seems to have been particularly successful in integrating pig husbandry with an increasing concentration on millet agriculture. …”