Early Holocene exploitation of taro and yam among southern East Asian hunter-gatherers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3280889 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Weiwei Wang (0000-0003-1158-7049, Australian National University, corresponding author), Zhen Li (0000-0001-6541-2610), Chunguang Zhao (0009-0003-4916-0486, Sun Yat-sen University), Mike T Carson (0000-0003-3755-9126, University of Guam), H Matsumura (0000-0001-5453-7987, Sapporo Medical University), Chi Zhang (0000-0003-0034-843X, Peking University), Hsiao-Chun Hung (0000-0001-5794-3040, Australian National University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 98 |
| Issue | 399 |
| Pages | 597-615 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Antiquity Publications (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15184/aqy.2024.67 |
| OpenAlex | W4399325771 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 26 |
Increases in population size are associated with the adoption of Neolithic agricultural practices in many areas of the world, but rapid population growth within the Dingsishan cultural group of southern China pre-dated the arrival of rice and millet farming in this area. In this article, the authors identify starch grains from taros (Colocasia) and yams (Dioscorea) in dental calculus and on food-processing tools from the Dingsishan sites of Huiyaotian and Liyupo (c. 9030-6741 BP). They conclude that the harvesting and processing of these dietary staples supported an Early Holocene population increase in southern East Asia, before the spread of rice and millet farming
Ancient history · Archaeology · China · East Asia · Geography · Holocene · History · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |