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Climatic fluctuations and early farming in west and east Asia

Current anthropology • 52 • Published In 2011 • Pages: s175-s193

By: Bar-Yosef, Ofer.

Abstract
The author presents a model for the origins of an economic system based on agriculture by examining early cultivation in both The Levant and North China, and explores the model with data on climate change, sedentism, and food procurement.
Subjects
Identification
Culture summary
Climate
Comparative evidence
Sociocultural trends
Cereal agriculture
Settlement patterns
tradition
Yellow River Early Neolithic
Region
Asia
Sub Region
East Asia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2018
Field Date
not applicable
Coverage Date
20000-7000 BP
Coverage Place
North China; The Levant
Notes
by Ofer Bar-Yosef
Includes bibliographical references (p. s188-s193)
LCCN
a 63000576
LCSH
Yellow River Early Neolithic