The Probable Critical Role of Early Holocene Monsoon Activity in Siting the Origins of Rice Agriculture in China

The long process of rice domestication likely started 10,000–8,000 years ago in China, and the pre-existing hunter-gatherer communities gradually adopted more sedentary lifestyles with the dependence of rice agricultural economies. The archeological evidence builds a strong case for the first domest...

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Main Authors: John Dodson, Hsiao-chun Hung, Chenzi Li, Jianyong Li, Fengyan Lu, Hong Yan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2021.666846/full