The innovations of agricultural production and their extensive dispersal promoted the
transformation of human livelihoods and profoundly influenced the evolution of human-land …

Today in China, hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum–common wheat or bread wheat) is one
of the major staple food crops. The other key cereal staples–rice, foxtail millet and …

The two East Asian millets, broomcorn (Panicum miliaceum) and foxtail millet (Setaria
italica), spread across Eurasia and became important crops by the second millennium BC …

" A comprehensive and entertaining historical and botanical review, providing an enjoyable
and cognitive read.”—Nature The foods we eat have a deep and often surprising past. From …

The westward expansion of human millet consumption from north China has important
implications for understanding early interactions between the East and West. However, few …

Nomads, or highly specialized mobile pastoralists, are prominent features in Central Asian
archaeology, and they are often depicted in direct conflict with neighboring sedentary …

This paper explores the contribution of plant foods to the diet of presumed pastoral societies
in Kazakhstan. Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis, together with radiocarbon …

At the transition from the Middle (2100–1700 BC) to Late Bronze Age (1700–1400 BC) in the
central Eurasian steppe, significant changes occurred in patterns of settlement and mortuary …

The peoples of Inner Asia in the second half of the first millennium BC have long been
considered to be nomads, engaging in warfare and conflict. This book, which presents the …

The pace of transmission of domesticated cereals, including millet from China as well as
wheat and barley from southwest Asia, throughout the vast pastoralist landscapes of the …