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The transition to agriculture at Dadiwan, People's Republic of China

Current anthropology51 (5)Published In 2010 • Pages: 703-714

By: Bettinger, Robert L., Barton, Loukas, Morgan, Christopher, Chen, Fahu, Wang, Hui, Guilderson, Thomas P., Ji, Duxue, Zhang, Dongju.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Small-scale excavations date the different components at the site, and document a transition from foraging to low-intensity cultivation of millet. Microlithic artifacts also were found. Only site components 5 and 6 pertain to the Yellow River Early Neolithic Tradition.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Archaeological excavation methods
Dating methods in archaeology
Cereal agriculture
Lithic industries
Cultural stratigraphy
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Yellow River Early Neolithic
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
East Asia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Archaeologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Sarah Berry; 2018
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
2002, 2004, 2006, 2009
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
60000-5700 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Dadiwan, Qin'an, Tianshui, Gansu, China
NotesAdditional notes
Robert L. Bettinger, Loukas Barton, Christopher Morgan, Fahu Chen, Hui Wang, Thomas P. Guilderson, Duxue Ji, and Dongju Zhang
Includes bibliographical references (p. 713-714)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
a 63000576
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Yellow River Region (China)--Antiquities