New archaeobotanic data for the study of the origins of agriculture in China
article 2011 Zhao, Zhijun

Yellow River Early NeolithicAsia > East Asia
The author reviews the botanical data from various archaeological sites, concentrating on those around the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers, and with a brief overview of findings in the Zhujiang (Pea...

The middle Yangtze region in China is one place where rice was domesticated
article 1998 Zhao, Zhijun

Southeast China Early NeolithicAsia > East Asia
This paper reports on Diaotonghuan Cave, part of the Sino-American Jiangxi Origin of Rice project. The cave dates from 12,000-2000 B.P. Only the information that pertains to southeast China ea...

Late Neolithic plant remains from northern China
article 2005 Crawford, Gary W. et al.

Yellow River Late NeolithicAsia > East Asia
This is a report on plant findings from a large-scale, systematic program of flotation. The authors discuss what types and species of plant remains were found and where they were found within ...

Chemical identification and cultural implications of a mixed fermented beverage from late prehistoric China
article 2005 McGovern, Patrick E. et al.

Yellow River Late NeolithicAsia > East Asia
The authors collected samples from a range of ceramic containers found in a variety of contexts pertaining to the middle Longshan phase at Liangchengzhen, a regional center. Analysis on the re...