From necessity to choice
Dietary revolutions in west China in the second millennium BC
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3918948 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Xinyi Liu (0000-0002-4767-4737), E Lightfoot (0000-0002-0823-4720, University of Cambridge), T C O''Connell (0000-0002-4744-0332, University of Cambridge), Hui Wang (0000-0001-5109-8691, Institute of Archaeology), Shuicheng Li (Peking University), Liping Zhou (0000-0002-3332-2343, Peking University), Yaowu Hu (University of Chinese Academy of Sciences), G Motuzaite Matuzeviciute (0000-0001-9069-1551, Vilnius University), Giedre Motuzaite-Matuzeviciute, Martin K Jones (0000-0001-7231-9991) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 661-680 |
| Publication date | 2014-10-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00438243.2014.953706 |
| OpenAlex | W2058590877 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 53 |
| References cited | 64 |
This article explores the context of the long-distance translocation of crops in prehistory. We draw upon contrasts in the isotopic signatures of Southwest Asian crops, including wheat and barley – C3 plants, compared to Asian millets – C4 plants, to investigate a key region of trans-Eurasian exchange, the Chinese province of Gansu. The isotopic results demonstrate that in Gansu province prior to 2000 cal. bc, the staples were millets. Between 2000 and 1800 cal. bc, there was a significant shift in staple foods towards the Southwest Asian crops. In the broader regional context, however, it would seem that these novel crops were not consumed in large quantities in many parts of China during the second millennium bc. This suggests that, while the Southwest Asian crops were adopted and became a staple food source in Gansu province in the second millennium bc, they were disregarded as staple foods elsewhere in the same millennium
Agriculture · Ancient history · Archaeology · Central asia · China · Context (archaeology · Crop · Geography · Physical geography · Prehistory · South asia · Staple food · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Forestry · History · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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Early cultivated wheat and broadening of agriculture in Neolithic China
Agricultural development in western Central Asia in the Chalcolithic and Bronze Ages
Millets across Eurasia
The impact of manuring on nitrogen isotope ratios in cereals
Stable Isotope Evidence for Similarities in the Types of Marine Foods Used by Late Mesolithic Humans at Sites Along the Atlantic Coast of Europe
Subsistence and the isotopic signature of herding in the Bronze Age Hexi Corridor, NW Gansu, China
Nitrogen isotopes and the trophic level of humans in archaeology
Preparation and characterization of bone and tooth collagen for isotopic analysis
Jeitun
Development of the Radiocarbon Calibration Program
Radiocarbon Calibration and Analysis of Stratigraphy
Stable Isotope Analysis of Human and Faunal Remains in the Western L oess P lateau, Approximately 2000 cal bc
The earliest evidence of millet as a staple crop
Stable isotope evidence for the consumption of millet and other plants in Bronze Age Italy
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Examining dietary variability of the earliest farmers of South‐Eastern Italy
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Earliest direct evidence for broomcorn millet and wheat in the central Eurasian steppe region
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Trophic level isotopic enrichment of carbon and nitrogen in bone collagen
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Food globalization in prehistory
Seeds of urbanism
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Food globalisation in prehistory
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| Unique citing works | 53 |
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| Citations per year | 4,82 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 53 |