On the verge of domestication: Early use of C4 plants in the Horn of Africa
A Ruiz-Giralt, L Nixon-Darcus… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The earliest evidence of agriculture in the Horn of Africa dates to the Pre-Aksumite period
(ca. 1600 BCE). Domesticated C3 cereals are considered to have been introduced from the …
(ca. 1600 BCE). Domesticated C3 cereals are considered to have been introduced from the …
Sorghum and finger millet cultivation during the Aksumite period: Insights from ethnoarchaeological modelling and microbotanical analysis
Cross-cultural models are a useful tool to generate hypotheses about the past using
ethnographic data, especially when they can be validated against the archaeological record …
ethnographic data, especially when they can be validated against the archaeological record …
Late Neolithic to Bronze Age water management and upland rice cultivation in the mountainous areas of Southeastern China Coast
G Wu, X Zuo, W Wu, L Ren, C Wu, Y Lin, H Xie… - Quaternary …, 2024 - Elsevier
The southeast coast of China is a crucial area for the spread of agriculture from mainland
Asia to Taiwan and the islands of Southeast Asia. However, whether prehistoric rice …
Asia to Taiwan and the islands of Southeast Asia. However, whether prehistoric rice …
Predicting plant water availability from phytolith assemblages: an experimental approach for archaeological reconstructions in drylands
In this study we investigate the relationship between phytolith formation and transpiration
rate in Eleusine coracana (finger millet), Cenchrus americanus (syn. Pennisetum glaucum …
rate in Eleusine coracana (finger millet), Cenchrus americanus (syn. Pennisetum glaucum …
An Interplay of Dryland and Wetland: Millet and Rice Cultivation at the Peiligang Site (8000–7600 BP) in the Middle Yellow River Valley, China
The Peiligang culture (ca. 9000–7000 cal. BP) represents the first Neolithic settlements in
the middle Yellow River Valley, marking the beginning of millet and rice farming in the …
the middle Yellow River Valley, marking the beginning of millet and rice farming in the …
A rapid and simple method for the extraction of biogenic silica (BSi) in phytolith-poor sediments and soils
Phytoliths can be used to reconstruct human-nature dynamics over the long term (from
decennial to centennial and millennial time scales) and may capture activities that cannot be …
decennial to centennial and millennial time scales) and may capture activities that cannot be …
Isotopic analysis of modern sorghum and finger millet from different altitudes in Ethiopia: implications for ancient farming practices
C4 crops such as sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) and finger millet (Eleusine coracana) have
played a significant role in the economic livelihood in arid and semi-arid zones of tropical …
played a significant role in the economic livelihood in arid and semi-arid zones of tropical …
[PDF][PDF] An Interplay of Dryland and Wetland: Millet and Rice Cultivation at the Peiligang Site (8000–7600 BP) in the Middle Yellow River Valley, China. Agronomy 2023 …
The Peiligang culture (ca. 9000–7000 cal. BP) represents the first Neolithic settlements in
the middle Yellow River Valley, marking the beginning of millet and rice farming in the …
the middle Yellow River Valley, marking the beginning of millet and rice farming in the …