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Agricultural origins and the isotopic identity of domestication in northern China

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America106 (14) • Published In 2009 • Pages: 5523-5528

By: Barton, Loukas William, Newsome, Seth D., Chen, Fa-Hu, Wang, Hui, Guilderson, Thomas P., Bettinger, Robert L..

Abstract
The authors discuss their analysis and findings of stable isotopes on human and animal remains from the site of Dadiwan, and the implications for early plant and animal domestication in North China.
Subjects
Dating methods in archaeology
Laboratory analysis of materials other than dating methods in archaeology
Fauna
Flora
Domesticated animals
Cereal agriculture
Chronologies and culture sequences
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
7900-4900 BP
Coverage Place
Dadiwan, Qin'an, Tianshui, Gansu, China
Notes
Loukas Barton, Seth D. Newsome, Fa-Hu Chen, Hui Wang, Thomas P. Guilderson, and Robert L. Bettinger
Includes bibliographical references (p. 5527-5528)
LCCN
16010069
LCSH
Yellow River Early Neolithic