Juzhong Zhang
Biographic Data
| ID | 3642329 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Juzhong Zhang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Juzhong |
| FAMILY NAME | Zhang |
| SIGNATURE | ZHANG J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Science and Technology of China |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1758-2583 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 69 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Revisiting Jiahu’s 9000-Year-Old Fermented Beverage
The Jiahu site (ca. 9000–7500 cal. BP) in the Huai River valley has yielded the earliest reported evidence of fermented alcoholic beverages in China. Previous chemical residue analyses interpreted these beverages as a mixture of rice, honey, and fruit, differing markedly from brewing traditions documented at other Neolithic sites in China. To reassess Jiahu brewing practices, we analyzed microfossils preserved in residues from 16 pottery sherds. …
Provenance of turquoise artifacts from the Middle Neolithic Jiahu Site
Phytolith Evidence From the Qugou Site Reveals the Earliest Crop Cultivation 8800 Years Ago in the Middle–Lower Huai River, Eastern China
The spatiotemporal trajectories of crop dispersal are crucial for understanding agricultural development and cultural interaction among prehistoric populations. The middle–lower Huai River represents a geographic, climatic, and vegetation transitional zone between northern and southern China and has long been regarded as a key region for Neolithic agricultural exchange. However, the timing and processes by which rice and millets appeared in this …
Archaeological Cultural Relation Between Northwest China and Indus Valley During the Later Neolithic–Bronze Age (4th–1st Millennium BC) Based on Typology of Pottery
Phytolith analysis reveals crop structural changes from the late Peiligang to Shijiahe Cultural Periods (ca. 7.4–4.2 ka BP) at the Huangshan site in Nanyang Basin, Central China
The agricultural basis for the continuous development of the Central Plains civilization
The area surrounding Songshan Mountain is the core area where the Central Plains civilization originated and developed. However, the agricultural basis of the Central Plains civilization is still not very clear, especially lacking a high-precision chronological framework. In this paper, archaeobotanical analysis and AMS 14 C dating test were conducted at the Qingtai site, with 935 soil samples and 20 dating materials collected. And 106,106 charre…
Analysis of plant micro-remains and organic acid residues reveals the dietary conditions at the Chengyan site during the early Yangshao Culture in western Henan, central China
The change of crop structure and its influencing factors in the Late Neolithic Nanyang Basin
The Maotang site in the northeastern Nanyang Basin, central China, encompasses both the Qujialing (5300–4500 BP) and Shijiahe (4500–4200 BP) cultures. Based on the flotation of soil samples collected at the site, micromorphological identification confirmed the presence of three crop seeds, rice ( Oryza sativa ), foxtail millet ( Setaria italica ) and broomcorn millet ( Panicum miliaceum ), as well as 18 types of non–crop seeds, along with some fr…
An “Invisible” Child—A Case of a Child With Anthropogenic Modification Marks and Pathological Conditions in Early Neolithic China
In this preliminary study, we present a unique and rare case of a child with anthropogenic modification marks on his/her skeletal remains and pathological conditions that may be related to malnutrition. This child's remains were discovered at the Jiahu site. It is a relatively early Neolithic site located in northern China dated to circa 7000–5000 bc . The child was estimated to be around 8–10 years old. His/her remains were placed in a concealed…
Phytolith evidence for crop structure at the Zhangwangzhuang site during the early and middle Yangshao cultural periods on the southwestern Huanghuai Plain, China
Development of crop growing from the late Yangshao to early Longshan period in the Zhengluo region of central China
Mixed farming of rice and millets became the primary subsistence strategy 6400 years ago in the western Huanghuai Plain of Central China
Starch grain analysis of two different types of grinding stones from the Neolithic Shuangdun site (ca. 7.3–6.8 ka BP) in eastern China
Two different types of grinding stones, grinding slabs and rollers, as well as mortars and pestles from the Shuangdun site (ca. 7.3–6.8 ka BP) in the middle Huai River region, were subjected to starch grain analysis to investigate the evolution of plant food processing tools during the transition period from a gathering–fishing–hunting economy to farming. The results suggest that both types of grinding stones were used to process various plant sp…
Phytolith evidence of water management for rice growing and processing between 8,500 and 7,500 cal years bp in the middle Huai river valley, China
Phytoliths reveal the earliest interplay of rice and broomcorn millet at the site of Shuangdun (ca. 7.3–6.8 ka BP) in the middle Huai River valley, China
New insights into the grinding tools used by the earliest farmers in the central plain of China
Cereal processing technique inferred from use-wear analysis at the Neolithic site of Jiahu, Central China
Evidence for crop structure from phytoliths at the Dongzhao site on the Central Plains of China from Xinzhai to Erligang periods
Early Neolithic human exploitation and processing of plant foods in the Lower Yangtze River, China
Phytolith records of rice agriculture during the Middle Neolithic in the middle reaches of Huai River region, China
The Spread of Cultivated Rice into Southwestchina
Journal of Anthropology and Archaeology is a peer-reviewed international journal, which publishes original papers promoting theoretical, methodological and empirical developments in the discipline of socio-cultural anthropology
Evidence for the early beginning (c. 9000 cal. BP) of rice domestication in China
This paper is a response, both to Fuller et al.'s recent criticism of Chinese research on rice domestication, as lacking evidence, and to their argument for the beginning of rice domestication around 4000 BC in the lower Yangzi River. We first survey previous publications that discuss the process from wild rice collection to rice domestication in China, and then examine early rice remains from the perspectives of rice morphology and archaeologica…
Fermented beverages of pre- and proto-historic China
Chemical analyses of ancient organics absorbed into pottery jars from the early Neolithic village of Jiahu in Henan province in China have revealed that a mixed fermented beverage of rice, honey, and fruit (hawthorn fruit and/or grape) was being produced as early as the seventh millennium before Christ (B.C.). This prehistoric drink paved the way for unique cereal beverages of the proto-historic second millennium B.C., remarkably preserved as liq…
The early development of music. Analysis of the Jiahu bone flutes
The authors present the musical properties of well-preserved bone flutes recently recovered from Jiahu, an early Neolithic site in central China with a sequence beginning in the seventh millennium BC (Antiquity 77: 31-44). Tonal analyses of five of the flutes indicate a gradual development from four-tone to seven-tone scale. By adding more holes to the pipe, structuring the pitch intervals closer to each other, and by alternating the keynote, the…
The earliest writing? Sign use in the seventh millennium BC at Jiahu, Henan Province, China
Early Neolithic graves at Jiahu, Henan Province, China, include tortoise shells which are incised with signs - some of which anticipate later Chinese characters and may be intended as words. Is this the earliest writing? The authors decide rather that the signs in this very early period performed as symbols connected with ritual practice, but they presage a long period of sign use which led eventually to a writing system
Evidence for the early beginning (c. 9000 cal. BP) of rice domestication in China
This paper is a response, both to Fuller et al.'s recent criticism of Chinese research on rice domestication, as lacking evidence, and to their argument for the beginning of rice domestication around 4000 BC in the lower Yangzi River. We first survey previous publications that discuss the process from wild rice collection to rice domestication in China, and then examine early rice remains from the perspectives of rice morphology and archaeologica…
The earliest writing? Sign use in the seventh millennium BC at Jiahu, Henan Province, China
Early Neolithic graves at Jiahu, Henan Province, China, include tortoise shells which are incised with signs - some of which anticipate later Chinese characters and may be intended as words. Is this the earliest writing? The authors decide rather that the signs in this very early period performed as symbols connected with ritual practice, but they presage a long period of sign use which led eventually to a writing system
The early development of music. Analysis of the Jiahu bone flutes
The authors present the musical properties of well-preserved bone flutes recently recovered from Jiahu, an early Neolithic site in central China with a sequence beginning in the seventh millennium BC (Antiquity 77: 31-44). Tonal analyses of five of the flutes indicate a gradual development from four-tone to seven-tone scale. By adding more holes to the pipe, structuring the pitch intervals closer to each other, and by alternating the keynote, the…
Mixed farming of rice and millets became the primary subsistence strategy 6400 years ago in the western Huanghuai Plain of Central China
Phytolith evidence of water management for rice growing and processing between 8,500 and 7,500 cal years bp in the middle Huai river valley, China
Cereal processing technique inferred from use-wear analysis at the Neolithic site of Jiahu, Central China
Analysis of plant micro-remains and organic acid residues reveals the dietary conditions at the Chengyan site during the early Yangshao Culture in western Henan, central China
The earliest writing? Sign use in the seventh millennium BC at Jiahu, Henan Province, China
Early Neolithic graves at Jiahu, Henan Province, China, include tortoise shells which are incised with signs - some of which anticipate later Chinese characters and may be intended as words. Is this the earliest writing? The authors decide rather that the signs in this very early period performed as symbols connected with ritual practice, but they presage a long period of sign use which led eventually to a writing system
Fermented beverages of pre- and proto-historic China
Chemical analyses of ancient organics absorbed into pottery jars from the early Neolithic village of Jiahu in Henan province in China have revealed that a mixed fermented beverage of rice, honey, and fruit (hawthorn fruit and/or grape) was being produced as early as the seventh millennium before Christ (B.C.). This prehistoric drink paved the way for unique cereal beverages of the proto-historic second millennium B.C., remarkably preserved as liq…
The early development of music. Analysis of the Jiahu bone flutes
The authors present the musical properties of well-preserved bone flutes recently recovered from Jiahu, an early Neolithic site in central China with a sequence beginning in the seventh millennium BC (Antiquity 77: 31-44). Tonal analyses of five of the flutes indicate a gradual development from four-tone to seven-tone scale. By adding more holes to the pipe, structuring the pitch intervals closer to each other, and by alternating the keynote, the…
Evidence for the early beginning (c. 9000 cal. BP) of rice domestication in China
This paper is a response, both to Fuller et al.'s recent criticism of Chinese research on rice domestication, as lacking evidence, and to their argument for the beginning of rice domestication around 4000 BC in the lower Yangzi River. We first survey previous publications that discuss the process from wild rice collection to rice domestication in China, and then examine early rice remains from the perspectives of rice morphology and archaeologica…
The Spread of Cultivated Rice into Southwestchina
Journal of Anthropology and Archaeology is a peer-reviewed international journal, which publishes original papers promoting theoretical, methodological and empirical developments in the discipline of socio-cultural anthropology
Early Neolithic human exploitation and processing of plant foods in the Lower Yangtze River, China
Phytolith records of rice agriculture during the Middle Neolithic in the middle reaches of Huai River region, China
Cereal processing technique inferred from use-wear analysis at the Neolithic site of Jiahu, Central China
Evidence for crop structure from phytoliths at the Dongzhao site on the Central Plains of China from Xinzhai to Erligang periods
Phytoliths reveal the earliest interplay of rice and broomcorn millet at the site of Shuangdun (ca. 7.3–6.8 ka BP) in the middle Huai River valley, China
New insights into the grinding tools used by the earliest farmers in the central plain of China
Phytolith evidence of water management for rice growing and processing between 8,500 and 7,500 cal years bp in the middle Huai river valley, China
Starch grain analysis of two different types of grinding stones from the Neolithic Shuangdun site (ca. 7.3–6.8 ka BP) in eastern China
Two different types of grinding stones, grinding slabs and rollers, as well as mortars and pestles from the Shuangdun site (ca. 7.3–6.8 ka BP) in the middle Huai River region, were subjected to starch grain analysis to investigate the evolution of plant food processing tools during the transition period from a gathering–fishing–hunting economy to farming. The results suggest that both types of grinding stones were used to process various plant sp…
Phytolith evidence for crop structure at the Zhangwangzhuang site during the early and middle Yangshao cultural periods on the southwestern Huanghuai Plain, China
Development of crop growing from the late Yangshao to early Longshan period in the Zhengluo region of central China
Mixed farming of rice and millets became the primary subsistence strategy 6400 years ago in the western Huanghuai Plain of Central China
The change of crop structure and its influencing factors in the Late Neolithic Nanyang Basin
The Maotang site in the northeastern Nanyang Basin, central China, encompasses both the Qujialing (5300–4500 BP) and Shijiahe (4500–4200 BP) cultures. Based on the flotation of soil samples collected at the site, micromorphological identification confirmed the presence of three crop seeds, rice ( Oryza sativa ), foxtail millet ( Setaria italica ) and broomcorn millet ( Panicum miliaceum ), as well as 18 types of non–crop seeds, along with some fr…
An “Invisible” Child—A Case of a Child With Anthropogenic Modification Marks and Pathological Conditions in Early Neolithic China
In this preliminary study, we present a unique and rare case of a child with anthropogenic modification marks on his/her skeletal remains and pathological conditions that may be related to malnutrition. This child's remains were discovered at the Jiahu site. It is a relatively early Neolithic site located in northern China dated to circa 7000–5000 bc . The child was estimated to be around 8–10 years old. His/her remains were placed in a concealed…
Phytolith analysis reveals crop structural changes from the late Peiligang to Shijiahe Cultural Periods (ca. 7.4–4.2 ka BP) at the Huangshan site in Nanyang Basin, Central China
The agricultural basis for the continuous development of the Central Plains civilization
The area surrounding Songshan Mountain is the core area where the Central Plains civilization originated and developed. However, the agricultural basis of the Central Plains civilization is still not very clear, especially lacking a high-precision chronological framework. In this paper, archaeobotanical analysis and AMS 14 C dating test were conducted at the Qingtai site, with 935 soil samples and 20 dating materials collected. And 106,106 charre…
Analysis of plant micro-remains and organic acid residues reveals the dietary conditions at the Chengyan site during the early Yangshao Culture in western Henan, central China
Revisiting Jiahu’s 9000-Year-Old Fermented Beverage
The Jiahu site (ca. 9000–7500 cal. BP) in the Huai River valley has yielded the earliest reported evidence of fermented alcoholic beverages in China. Previous chemical residue analyses interpreted these beverages as a mixture of rice, honey, and fruit, differing markedly from brewing traditions documented at other Neolithic sites in China. To reassess Jiahu brewing practices, we analyzed microfossils preserved in residues from 16 pottery sherds. …
Provenance of turquoise artifacts from the Middle Neolithic Jiahu Site
Phytolith Evidence From the Qugou Site Reveals the Earliest Crop Cultivation 8800 Years Ago in the Middle–Lower Huai River, Eastern China
The spatiotemporal trajectories of crop dispersal are crucial for understanding agricultural development and cultural interaction among prehistoric populations. The middle–lower Huai River represents a geographic, climatic, and vegetation transitional zone between northern and southern China and has long been regarded as a key region for Neolithic agricultural exchange. However, the timing and processes by which rice and millets appeared in this …
Archaeological Cultural Relation Between Northwest China and Indus Valley During the Later Neolithic–Bronze Age (4th–1st Millennium BC) Based on Typology of Pottery
Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (19 works) · Archaeology (18 works) · China (18 works) · Geography (18 works) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (17 works) · Biology (13 works) · Agriculture (11 works) · Agronomy (9 works) · Ecology (8 works) · Phytolith (8 works)