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Guanghui Dong
Key Laboratory of Western China’s Environmental Systems (Ministry of Education), College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China

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Journal article
Published: 31 March 2021 in CATENA
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Precipitation fluctuation has been suggested as a crucial influencing factor in the evolution of ancient civilizations across the world. Nuomuhong culture (~3400–2450 BP) and Tuyuhun (313–663 CE) were unique ancient civilizations that developed in the eastern Qaidam Basin of the north Tibetan Plateau. However, how precipitation variation in the mountain–basin system has affected the rise and fall of these two ancient civilizations is not well understood. Based on analyses of grain size, magnetic susceptibility, Rb/Sr ratio, loss on ignition, and optically stimulated luminescence dates from an aeolian deposit sequence, lowland climate change in the Qaidam Basin during the late Holocene is reconstructed. The Rb/Sr ratio varies from 0.31 to 0.33 during ~2500–2300 BP, it increases from 0.33 to 0.44 during ~2300–1600 BP, and decreases from 0.44 to 0.29 during ~1600–1400 BP, suggesting the climate was relatively dry during ~2500–2300 BP and ~1600–1400 BP and relatively wet during ~2300–1600 BP in the lowlands of the eastern Qaidam Basin, which corresponded well to the gap between the Nuomuhong and Tuyuhun periods. However, the prosperous periods of the Nuomuhong and Tuyuhun were synchronous with high precipitation in the surrounding mountains. Therefore, high precipitation in the surrounding mountains nourished the expansion of oases and then facilitated the development of Nuomuhong and Tuyuhun, which was inconsistent with precipitation variation in the lowlands of eastern Qaidam Basin. The spatiotemporal pattern of precipitation in the mountain–basin system of the Qaidam Basin during the late Holocene was likely affected by solar activity through uplifting–subsiding air flow mechanism, with more precipitation in the mountain and less precipitation in the basin under higher solar activity. A cognitive model is provided to illustrate how solar activity affected the spatiotemporal patterns of precipitation in the mountain–basin structure of the eastern Qaidam, and then human settlement and civilization evolution during the late Holocene.

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Guanghui Dong; Teng Li; Shanjia Zhang; Lele Ren; Ruo Li; Guoqiang Li; Yongming Xiao; Zhongxin Wang; Fahu Chen. Precipitation in surrounding mountains instead of lowlands facilitated the prosperity of ancient civilizations in the eastern Qaidam Basin of the Tibetan Plateau. CATENA 2021, 203, 105318 .

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Guanghui Dong, Teng Li, Shanjia Zhang, Lele Ren, Ruo Li, Guoqiang Li, Yongming Xiao, Zhongxin Wang, Fahu Chen. Precipitation in surrounding mountains instead of lowlands facilitated the prosperity of ancient civilizations in the eastern Qaidam Basin of the Tibetan Plateau. CATENA. 2021; 203 ():105318.

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Guanghui Dong; Teng Li; Shanjia Zhang; Lele Ren; Ruo Li; Guoqiang Li; Yongming Xiao; Zhongxin Wang; Fahu Chen. 2021. "Precipitation in surrounding mountains instead of lowlands facilitated the prosperity of ancient civilizations in the eastern Qaidam Basin of the Tibetan Plateau." CATENA 203, no. : 105318.

Short communication
Published: 07 December 2020 in Science Bulletin
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Shanjia Zhang; Yiwen Lu; Wenyu Wei; Menghan Qiu; Guanghui Dong; Xingqi Liu. Human activities have altered fire-climate relations in arid Central Asia since ~1000 a BP: evidence from a 4200-year-old sedimentary archive. Science Bulletin 2020, 66, 761 -764.

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Shanjia Zhang, Yiwen Lu, Wenyu Wei, Menghan Qiu, Guanghui Dong, Xingqi Liu. Human activities have altered fire-climate relations in arid Central Asia since ~1000 a BP: evidence from a 4200-year-old sedimentary archive. Science Bulletin. 2020; 66 (8):761-764.

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Shanjia Zhang; Yiwen Lu; Wenyu Wei; Menghan Qiu; Guanghui Dong; Xingqi Liu. 2020. "Human activities have altered fire-climate relations in arid Central Asia since ~1000 a BP: evidence from a 4200-year-old sedimentary archive." Science Bulletin 66, no. 8: 761-764.

Review article
Published: 01 September 2020 in Regional Sustainability
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The relationship between the evolution of human societies and their living environments has been discussed intensively in recent decades. It is important to understand the patterns and mechanisms of human–environment interaction and evolution in order to cope with rapidly changing environments in the modern world. We reviewed the results of dating, archaeobotanical, and zooarchaeological studies from 139 prehistoric sites in the Northeast Tibetan Plateau (NETP) and contiguous regions (NETP-CR: i.e., the Hexi Corridor and western margin of the Chinese Loess Plateau) and compared them with paleoenvironmental records to study variations in spatiotemporal patterns of social development in the area and their relationships with climate and vegetation changes. Our results show that hunter-gatherer groups occupied vast areas of the NETP at low intensities during ~15,000–5500 BP (years before present). This was directly related to forest cover and climate change. An increase in temperature and precipitation turnover of vegetation from desert steppe to alpine meadow/subalpine shrub, and recovery of animal population on the Tibetan Plateau created more food resources and space for hunter-gatherers. Millet farmers settled extensively below 2500 ​m a.s.l. (meters above sea level) in the NETP-CR between ~5500 and 3600 BP, and might have coexisted with hunting groups above 2500 ​m a.s.l. via subsistence exchange. The distribution of human settlements during that period was affected by climate change, with the relatively warm and wet climate promoting the expansion of millet agriculture to the NETP-CR during 5500–4500 BP, while climate deterioration caused humans to retreat to lower altitudes. During 3600–2200 BP, a range of livelihoods emerged in different regions of the NETP-CR. This was promoted by early trans-Eurasian exchange and the development of an agro-pastoral economy that utilized cold-tolerant crops and livestock. This eventually promoted the expansion of permanent human settlements to high-altitude areas in the NETP. This study found that human societies adopted various strategies to adapt to the changing living environment throughout late prehistoric times in the NETP-CR. The results provide a long-term perspective on the trajectory of regional socio-environmental co-evolution.

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Huihui Cao; Guanghui Dong. Social development and living environment changes in the Northeast Tibetan Plateau and contiguous regions during the late prehistoric period. Regional Sustainability 2020, 1, 59 -67.

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Huihui Cao, Guanghui Dong. Social development and living environment changes in the Northeast Tibetan Plateau and contiguous regions during the late prehistoric period. Regional Sustainability. 2020; 1 (1):59-67.

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Huihui Cao; Guanghui Dong. 2020. "Social development and living environment changes in the Northeast Tibetan Plateau and contiguous regions during the late prehistoric period." Regional Sustainability 1, no. 1: 59-67.

Journal article
Published: 27 June 2020 in Atmosphere
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The Neolithic period witnessed the start and spread of agriculture across Eurasia, as well as the beginning of important climate changes which would take place over millennia. Nevertheless, it remains rather unclear in what ways local societies chose to respond to these considerable changes in both the shorter and longer term. Crops such as rice and millet were domesticated in the Yangtze River and the Yellow River valleys in China during the early Holocene. Paleoclimate studies suggest that the pattern of precipitation in these two areas was distinctly different. This paper reviews updated archaeobotanical evidence from Neolithic sites in China. Comparing these results to the regional high-resolution paleoclimate records enables us to better understand the development of rice and millet and its relation to climate change. This comparison shows that rice was mainly cultivated in the Yangtze River valley and its southern margin, whereas millet cultivation occurred in the northern area of China during 9000–7000 BP. Both millet and rice-based agriculture became intensified and expanded during 7000–5000 BP. In the following period of 5000–4000 BP, rice agriculture continued to expand within the Yangtze River valley and millet cultivation moved gradually westwards. Meanwhile, mixed agriculture based on both millet and rice developed along the boundary between north and south. From 9000–7000 BP, China maintained hunting activities. Subsequently, from 7000–6000 BP, changes in vegetation and landscape triggered by climate change played an essential role in the development of agriculture. Precipitation became an important factor in forming the distinct regional patterns of Chinese agriculture in 6000–4000 BP.

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Ruo Li; Feiya Lv; Liu Yang; Fengwen Liu; Ruiliang Liu; Guanghui Dong. Spatial–Temporal Variation of Cropping Patterns in Relation to Climate Change in Neolithic China. Atmosphere 2020, 11, 677 .

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Ruo Li, Feiya Lv, Liu Yang, Fengwen Liu, Ruiliang Liu, Guanghui Dong. Spatial–Temporal Variation of Cropping Patterns in Relation to Climate Change in Neolithic China. Atmosphere. 2020; 11 (7):677.

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Ruo Li; Feiya Lv; Liu Yang; Fengwen Liu; Ruiliang Liu; Guanghui Dong. 2020. "Spatial–Temporal Variation of Cropping Patterns in Relation to Climate Change in Neolithic China." Atmosphere 11, no. 7: 677.

Research paper
Published: 09 August 2019 in Science China Earth Sciences
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The reconstruction of high-resolution chronologies for prehistoric cultures is a prerequisite for understanding the history of human evolution and its relationship with environmental change, and is valuable for exploring the trajectory of transcontinental cultural exchanges in prehistoric time. The Hexi Corridor of northwest China was one of the earliest centers for long-distance culture exchange in the prehistoric world. The timing and sequence of cultural changes in this area remains poorly understood resulting from the lack of radiometric age control. This paper presents a refined radiocarbon (14C) chronology to resolve the timing of human occupation and cultural evolution in the Hexi Corridor. Radiocarbon dating of crop remains, which have an annual life cycle, has the advantage of eliminating problems such as the carbon stored in ‘old wood’. As a result, 14C dates from crop remains are used to test the validity of the 14C dates derived from charcoal, bone and plant remains. The resultant database of ages is modelled using the Bayesian approach. The updated chronology presented in this paper shows generally good agreement with the original dates used to constrain cultural evolution in the Hexi Corridor. However, the occupation of the corridor by the Shajing and Shanma Late Bronze Age-Early Iron Age cultures appears to have taken place ~300 years later than previously thought. On the basis of comparing this updated chronology of cultural evolution with palaeoclimatic and historical records, it is proposed that the collapse of the Shajing and Shanma cultures occurred as a result of geopolitical impact rather than climate change.

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Yishi Yang; Shanjia Zhang; Chris Oldknow; Menghan Qiu; Tingting Chen; Haiming Li; Yifu Cui; Lele Ren; Guoke Chen; Hui Wang; Guanghui Dong. Refined chronology of prehistoric cultures and its implication for re-evaluating human-environment relations in the Hexi Corridor, northwest China. Science China Earth Sciences 2019, 62, 1578 -1590.

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Yishi Yang, Shanjia Zhang, Chris Oldknow, Menghan Qiu, Tingting Chen, Haiming Li, Yifu Cui, Lele Ren, Guoke Chen, Hui Wang, Guanghui Dong. Refined chronology of prehistoric cultures and its implication for re-evaluating human-environment relations in the Hexi Corridor, northwest China. Science China Earth Sciences. 2019; 62 (10):1578-1590.

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Yishi Yang; Shanjia Zhang; Chris Oldknow; Menghan Qiu; Tingting Chen; Haiming Li; Yifu Cui; Lele Ren; Guoke Chen; Hui Wang; Guanghui Dong. 2019. "Refined chronology of prehistoric cultures and its implication for re-evaluating human-environment relations in the Hexi Corridor, northwest China." Science China Earth Sciences 62, no. 10: 1578-1590.

Discussion
Published: 24 July 2018 in Science Bulletin
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Guanghui Dong. Understanding past human-environment interaction from an interdisciplinary perspective. Science Bulletin 2018, 63, 1023 -1024.

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Guanghui Dong. Understanding past human-environment interaction from an interdisciplinary perspective. Science Bulletin. 2018; 63 (16):1023-1024.

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Guanghui Dong. 2018. "Understanding past human-environment interaction from an interdisciplinary perspective." Science Bulletin 63, no. 16: 1023-1024.

Research paper
Published: 15 November 2017 in Science China Earth Sciences
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The rise and fall of ancient cultures and civilizations is a hotly debated topic that has generated disagreements and disputes. In this paper we summarize some case studies on the abandonment of ancient sites, the prosperity and collapse of ancient cultures, and demographic changes, as well as the influence of environment and technology during the prehistoric and historic periods. We then suggest that the dominant influencing factors for the evolution of ancient societies vary by spatial scale. At the local scale, sudden disasters are critical factors leading to the destruction and abandonment of large settlements. On a regional scale, climatic variations (e.g., droughts or cold events lasting for decades or centuries) are important factors that induce the collapse of ancient civilizations and mass migrations, while an enduring and stable optimal climate facilitated the prosperity of ancient civilizations. On a global scale, major technological innovations and their dispersion lasting for centuries and even millennia are major catalysts for population growth and social development. Lastly, we illustrate a possible mechanism under which environmental and technological factors played a critical role in ancient human survival and social evolution on different spatial scales.

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Guanghui Dong; Fengwen Liu; Fahu Chen. Environmental and technological effects on ancient social evolution at different spatial scales. Science China Earth Sciences 2017, 60, 2067 -2077.

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Guanghui Dong, Fengwen Liu, Fahu Chen. Environmental and technological effects on ancient social evolution at different spatial scales. Science China Earth Sciences. 2017; 60 (12):2067-2077.

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Guanghui Dong; Fengwen Liu; Fahu Chen. 2017. "Environmental and technological effects on ancient social evolution at different spatial scales." Science China Earth Sciences 60, no. 12: 2067-2077.

Research paper
Published: 18 July 2017 in Science China Earth Sciences
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All around the world, ancient legends exist about the Great Flood, and the influence of the Great Flood in human evolutionary history is a hotly debated topic. In China, the legend of the prehistoric Great Flood and Yu the Great’s flood control has a long history and is considered to be closely linked to the establishment of the Xia Dynasty. However, there is a lack of solid scientific evidence. Against this issue, some scholars have proposed that an earthquake around 1920 BCE in the Guanting Basin along the upper reaches of the Yellow River led to the creation of a lake by damming in the Jishi Gorge and that the outburst of water from that lake led to the massive flood in the Yellow River region. These studies provided new scientific evidence for the Chinese legend. In this paper, we date skeletal samples embedded in earthquake sand blasting from the Lajia site, analyze remains from natural disasters (such as earthquakes and floods) and also archaeological remains. In addition, we compared the skeletal samples dating with that of sediments from the dammed-up lake. Our results are inconsistent with those of previous scholars. The earthquake at the Lajia site occurred no earlier than 1800 BCE, and the dammed-up lake in Jishi Gorge had disappeared by 3600 BCE. Thus, the formation and outburst of the dammed lake, the sudden death of ancient humans at the Lajia site and the ancient earthquake were independent events occurring at different times. In addition, the massive flood in the upper reaches of the Yellow River did not actually happen. Thus, we argue against and invalidate the hypothesis that the massive flood was related to Yu the Great’s flood control and the establishment of the Xia Dynasty.

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Guanghui Dong; Fanyu Zhang; Fengwen Liu; Dongju Zhang; Aifeng Zhou; Yishi Yang; Gonghui Wang. Multiple evidences indicate no relationship between prehistoric disasters in Lajia site and outburst flood in upper Yellow River valley, China. Science China Earth Sciences 2017, 61, 441 -449.

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Guanghui Dong, Fanyu Zhang, Fengwen Liu, Dongju Zhang, Aifeng Zhou, Yishi Yang, Gonghui Wang. Multiple evidences indicate no relationship between prehistoric disasters in Lajia site and outburst flood in upper Yellow River valley, China. Science China Earth Sciences. 2017; 61 (4):441-449.

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Guanghui Dong; Fanyu Zhang; Fengwen Liu; Dongju Zhang; Aifeng Zhou; Yishi Yang; Gonghui Wang. 2017. "Multiple evidences indicate no relationship between prehistoric disasters in Lajia site and outburst flood in upper Yellow River valley, China." Science China Earth Sciences 61, no. 4: 441-449.

Review
Published: 03 May 2017 in Science China Earth Sciences
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The history of cultural exchange in prehistoric Eurasia (CEPE) has been widely investigated. Based on archaeological evidence, this process is thought to date back to at least the early Bronze Age, although details about timings and routes remain unclear. It is likely that CEPE promoted the spread and exchange of crops that originated in different parts of Eurasia; since these remains can be definitely identified and directly dated, they provide ideal research materials to explore the history of CEPE. In this paper, we review the available archaeobotanical evidence and direct radiocarbon dates for crop remains, alongside carbon isotopic data from human bones unearthed from prehistoric sites in Eurasia, in order to investigate the history of the spread of millet crops, and wheat and barley, that were first domesticated in the eastern and western parts of Eurasia during prehistoric times. In combination with other archaeological evidences, we discuss the history of CEPE. Our results suggest that wheat and barley were domesticated in western Asia around 10500 a BP, spread into Europe and western Central Asia before 8000 a BP, and reaching eastern Central Asia and northwestern China between 4500 and 4000 a BP. Data show that both broomcorn and foxtail millet were domesticated in eastern Asia before 7700 a BP, spread into eastern Central Asia between 4500 and 4000 a BP, and into western Asia and Europe prior to 3500 a BP. Wheat, barley, and millet crops were first utilized together in eastern Kazakhstan within Central Asia around 4400 a BP, the region where earliest CEPE is likely to have taken place. These crops were mixedly used mainly in eastern central Asia and northwest China between 4500 and 3500 a BP, and then across the Eurasia before 2200 a BP. The results of this study suggest that transcontinental CEPE might have been initiated during the fifth millennium, before intensifying during the Bronze Age to lay the foundations for the creation of the ancient Silk Road during the Han Dynasty (between 202BC and 220AD).

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Guanghui Dong; Yishi Yang; Jianye Han; Hui Wang; Fahu Chen. Exploring the history of cultural exchange in prehistoric Eurasia from the perspectives of crop diffusion and consumption. Science China Earth Sciences 2017, 60, 1110 -1123.

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Guanghui Dong, Yishi Yang, Jianye Han, Hui Wang, Fahu Chen. Exploring the history of cultural exchange in prehistoric Eurasia from the perspectives of crop diffusion and consumption. Science China Earth Sciences. 2017; 60 (6):1110-1123.

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Guanghui Dong; Yishi Yang; Jianye Han; Hui Wang; Fahu Chen. 2017. "Exploring the history of cultural exchange in prehistoric Eurasia from the perspectives of crop diffusion and consumption." Science China Earth Sciences 60, no. 6: 1110-1123.

Research article
Published: 11 November 2016 in Frontiers of Earth Science
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The study of the history of human activities in ancient cities has provided valuable evidences for understanding the evolution of human-land relations during the late Holocene. Numerous ancient cities were discovered through archaeological surveys of the east Qinghai Province, located on the northeastern border of the Tibetan Plateau, China; however, the mystery of when or why these cities were built remains unsolved. As recorded in this paper, we sampled reliable dating materials from 47 ancient cities in the area, determined their ages by radiocarbon dating, and compared the dating results with historical documents and high resolution paleoclimate records to explore the influencing factors for the development of these ancient cities. The 54 radiocarbon dates indicated that most of these cities were built or repaired during the Han Dynasty (202 BC‒AD 220), Tang Dynasty (AD 618‒AD 907), the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (AD 907‒AD 960), the Song dynasty (AD 960‒AD 1279), and the Ming Dynasty (AD 1368‒AD 1644). The radiocarbon dates correspond well with historical records of the area. Our work suggests the ancient cities in east Qinghai Province were likely built primarily for military defense, and may have also have been affected by climate change.

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Guanghui Dong; Honggao Liu; Yishi Yang; Ying Yang; Aifeng Zhou; Zhongxin Wang; Xiaoyan Ren; Fahu Chen. Emergence of ancient cities in relation to geopolitical circumstances and climate change during late Holocene in northeastern Tibetan Plateau, China. Frontiers of Earth Science 2016, 10, 669 -682.

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Guanghui Dong, Honggao Liu, Yishi Yang, Ying Yang, Aifeng Zhou, Zhongxin Wang, Xiaoyan Ren, Fahu Chen. Emergence of ancient cities in relation to geopolitical circumstances and climate change during late Holocene in northeastern Tibetan Plateau, China. Frontiers of Earth Science. 2016; 10 (4):669-682.

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Guanghui Dong; Honggao Liu; Yishi Yang; Ying Yang; Aifeng Zhou; Zhongxin Wang; Xiaoyan Ren; Fahu Chen. 2016. "Emergence of ancient cities in relation to geopolitical circumstances and climate change during late Holocene in northeastern Tibetan Plateau, China." Frontiers of Earth Science 10, no. 4: 669-682.

Journal article
Published: 03 May 2016 in Science China Earth Sciences
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The origin, development and expansion of prehistoric agriculture in East Asia have been widely investigated over the past two decades using archaeobotanical analysis from excavated Neolithic and Bronze Age sites. Research on prehistoric agriculture has predominantly focused in the valleys of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River. Agricultural development during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau of southwest China, an important passageway for human migration into Southeast Asia, still remains unclear. In this paper, based on macrofossil and microfossil analysis and radiocarbon dating at the Shilinggang site, we investigate plant subsistence strategies in the Nujiang River valley during the Bronze Age period. Combined with previous archaeobotanical studies in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, we explore agricultural development processes in this area during the Neolithic and Bronze Age. Our results indicate that rice and foxtail millet were cultivated in Shilinggang around 2500 cal a BP. Three phases of prehistoric agricultural development in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau can be identified: rice cultivation from 4800–3900 cal a BP, mixed rice and millet crop (foxtail millet and broomcorn millet) cultivation from 3900–3400 cal a BP, and mixed rice, millet crop and wheat cultivation from 3400–2300 cal a BP. The development of agriculture in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods was primarily promoted by prehistoric agriculture expansion across Eurasia, agricultural expansion which was also affected by the topographic and hydrological characteristics of the area.

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Haiming Li; Xinxin Zuo; Lihong Kang; Lele Ren; Fengwen Liu; Honggao Liu; Naimeng Zhang; Rui Min; Xu Liu; Guanghui Dong. Prehistoric agriculture development in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, southwest China: Archaeobotanical evidence. Science China Earth Sciences 2016, 59, 1562 -1573.

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Haiming Li, Xinxin Zuo, Lihong Kang, Lele Ren, Fengwen Liu, Honggao Liu, Naimeng Zhang, Rui Min, Xu Liu, Guanghui Dong. Prehistoric agriculture development in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, southwest China: Archaeobotanical evidence. Science China Earth Sciences. 2016; 59 (8):1562-1573.

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Haiming Li; Xinxin Zuo; Lihong Kang; Lele Ren; Fengwen Liu; Honggao Liu; Naimeng Zhang; Rui Min; Xu Liu; Guanghui Dong. 2016. "Prehistoric agriculture development in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, southwest China: Archaeobotanical evidence." Science China Earth Sciences 59, no. 8: 1562-1573.

Journal article
Published: 06 June 2015 in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
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This article explores the possibility of early ceramic exchange in Gansu and Qinghai regions in late prehistory. X-ray fluorescence (XRF) measurement, principal component analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis are conducted on 118 potsherds that date to the late Yangshao culture (5500–4900 a BP), early Majiayao culture (5300–4800 a BP) and Qijia culture (4400–3600 a BP). The fragments were gathered from 66 archeological sites in Gansu and Qinghai regions, northwest China. The composition of Red Clay and loess from Gansu and Qinghai provinces is examined and compared with that of pottery clay. Our result shows that during the late Yangshao and early Majiayao periods, most potsherds were made from local clay which contains distinct regional elemental signals. During the Qijia period, on the other hand, there is little difference in the elemental composition of pots found in different regions. Those results suggest that during the Qijia period, communities living in Gansu and Qinghai exchanged ceramics or clay to make those pieces.

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Yifu Cui; Guanghui Dong; Haiming Li; Ting An; Xinyi Liu; Jian Wang; Hui Wang; Xiaoyan Ren; Xiaobin Li; Fahu Chen. Early ceramic trade in Gansu and Qinghai regions, northwest China: A comparative elemental analysis on sherds of Majiayao culture, Yangshao culture and Qijia culture. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 2015, 3, 65 -72.

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Yifu Cui, Guanghui Dong, Haiming Li, Ting An, Xinyi Liu, Jian Wang, Hui Wang, Xiaoyan Ren, Xiaobin Li, Fahu Chen. Early ceramic trade in Gansu and Qinghai regions, northwest China: A comparative elemental analysis on sherds of Majiayao culture, Yangshao culture and Qijia culture. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 2015; 3 ():65-72.

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Yifu Cui; Guanghui Dong; Haiming Li; Ting An; Xinyi Liu; Jian Wang; Hui Wang; Xiaoyan Ren; Xiaobin Li; Fahu Chen. 2015. "Early ceramic trade in Gansu and Qinghai regions, northwest China: A comparative elemental analysis on sherds of Majiayao culture, Yangshao culture and Qijia culture." Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 3, no. : 65-72.

Historical article
Published: 20 November 2014 in Science
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Our understanding of when and how humans adapted to living at altitudes above 2000 to 3000 meters of the Tibetan Plateau has been constrained by a paucity of archaeological data. Here we report data sets from the northeastern Tibetan Plateau indicating that the first villages were established only by 5200 years ago. Since 3600 calendar years before the present, a novel agropastoral economy facilitated year-round living at higher altitudes. This successful subsistence strategy facilitated the adaptation of farmers-herders to the challenges of global temperature decline during the late Holocene.

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F. H. Chen; G. H. Dong; D. J. Zhang; X. Y. Liu; X. Jia; C. B. An; M. M. Ma; Y. W. Xie; Loukas Barton; X. Y. Ren; Z. J. Zhao; X. H. Wu; M. K. Jones. Agriculture facilitated permanent human occupation of the Tibetan Plateau after 3600 B.P. Science 2014, 347, 248 -250.

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F. H. Chen, G. H. Dong, D. J. Zhang, X. Y. Liu, X. Jia, C. B. An, M. M. Ma, Y. W. Xie, Loukas Barton, X. Y. Ren, Z. J. Zhao, X. H. Wu, M. K. Jones. Agriculture facilitated permanent human occupation of the Tibetan Plateau after 3600 B.P. Science. 2014; 347 (6219):248-250.

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F. H. Chen; G. H. Dong; D. J. Zhang; X. Y. Liu; X. Jia; C. B. An; M. M. Ma; Y. W. Xie; Loukas Barton; X. Y. Ren; Z. J. Zhao; X. H. Wu; M. K. Jones. 2014. "Agriculture facilitated permanent human occupation of the Tibetan Plateau after 3600 B.P." Science 347, no. 6219: 248-250.

Research article
Published: 27 November 2013 in International Journal of Osteoarchaeology
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Intercontinental exchanges between communities living in different parts of Eurasia during the late prehistoric period have become increasingly popular as a topic of archaeological research. The Qijia culture, found in northwest China, is one of the key archaeological cultures that can shed light on trans‐Eurasian exchange because a variety of imports are found in this cultural context. These imports include new cereals and animals, which suggest that human diets may also have changed compared with previous periods. To understand human and animal diets of the Qijia culture, carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios from human and animal skeletal remains were analysed from the type site of the Qijia culture at Qijiaping. The results demonstrate that human diet at the site mainly consisted of millet and animals fed on millet. C3 cereals, such as wheat and barley, did not contribute significantly to human diet, and no isotopic differences were found between adult and subadult diets. Furthermore, three outlying human results raise the possibility of exogenous individuals, perhaps in relation to the parallel movement of animals, crops and goods. This study provides human and animal dietary information for evaluating the nature of exchange and diffusion in eastern Eurasia at this time. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Maode Ma; G. Dong; Xuezhong Liu; Emma Lightfoot; Fahu Chen; Hengshan Wang; Haifeng Li; Martin K Jones. Stable Isotope Analysis of Human and Animal Remains at the Qijiaping Site in Middle Gansu, China. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology 2013, 25, 923 -934.

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Maode Ma, G. Dong, Xuezhong Liu, Emma Lightfoot, Fahu Chen, Hengshan Wang, Haifeng Li, Martin K Jones. Stable Isotope Analysis of Human and Animal Remains at the Qijiaping Site in Middle Gansu, China. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology. 2013; 25 (6):923-934.

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Maode Ma; G. Dong; Xuezhong Liu; Emma Lightfoot; Fahu Chen; Hengshan Wang; Haifeng Li; Martin K Jones. 2013. "Stable Isotope Analysis of Human and Animal Remains at the Qijiaping Site in Middle Gansu, China." International Journal of Osteoarchaeology 25, no. 6: 923-934.

Journal article
Published: 03 November 2013 in Archaeometry
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During the second millennium bc, several significant changes were happening in prehistoric societies across Eurasia. For instance, shifts in subsistence practice occurred in north‐western China, including the western Loess Plateau. However, the magnitude and nature of this dietary change are unclear and more detailed information and regional studies are needed in order to fully understand the reasons behind this change. In this study, palaeodiet is investigated at three sites (Xiahaishi, Buziping and Buzishan) in the western Loess Plateau, all dating to c.2000 cal bc, through stable isotope analysis of human and faunal remains, in order to explore the socio‐economic conditions prior to the subsistence shift. In general, humans and omnivores (Canis and Sus) had diets dominated by millet. Compared to other sites in Gansu Province, the humans and omnivores in this study were more reliant upon millet‐based agriculture, and millet‐based agriculture was more important and productive in the western Loess Plateau around 2000 cal bc.

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M. M. Ma; G. H. Dong; Emma Lightfoot; Haoyong Wang; X. Y. Liu; Xisheng Jia; K. R. Zhang; Fahu Chen. Stable Isotope Analysis of Human and Faunal Remains in the Western Loess Plateau, Approximately 2000 calbc. Archaeometry 2013, 56, 237 -255.

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M. M. Ma, G. H. Dong, Emma Lightfoot, Haoyong Wang, X. Y. Liu, Xisheng Jia, K. R. Zhang, Fahu Chen. Stable Isotope Analysis of Human and Faunal Remains in the Western Loess Plateau, Approximately 2000 calbc. Archaeometry. 2013; 56 ():237-255.

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M. M. Ma; G. H. Dong; Emma Lightfoot; Haoyong Wang; X. Y. Liu; Xisheng Jia; K. R. Zhang; Fahu Chen. 2013. "Stable Isotope Analysis of Human and Faunal Remains in the Western Loess Plateau, Approximately 2000 calbc." Archaeometry 56, no. : 237-255.

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Published: 26 May 2009 in Frontiers of Earth Science in China
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In this paper, we examined the response of geochemical records in lacustrine sediments to climate and human activity in Mengjin, Henan Province of China during the middle Holocene. Indices used in this study include K, Na, Mn, Ba, Sr, Al, Ti, cation ratios, and Gramineae pollen in lacustrine sediments. Results indicate a drought event in this area around 5660 cal a BP, which weakened soil leaching and changed the element composition of surface soil runoff entering the paelo-lake and lacustrine sediments. Human activity appearing from 4695 cal a BP to 4000 cal a BP also affected the chemical composition of lake sediments. Human activities led to enhanced soil erosion and destroyed soil leaching horizons. Therefore, the substance of soil illuvial layer exposed to the surface and entering the paleo-lake were substantially altered by human activities.

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Guanghui Dong; Zhengkai Xia; Robert Elston; Xiongwei Sun; Fahu Chen. Response of geochemical records in lacustrine sediments to climate change and human impact during middle Holocene in Mengjin, Henan Province, China. Frontiers of Earth Science in China 2009, 3, 279 -285.

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Guanghui Dong, Zhengkai Xia, Robert Elston, Xiongwei Sun, Fahu Chen. Response of geochemical records in lacustrine sediments to climate change and human impact during middle Holocene in Mengjin, Henan Province, China. Frontiers of Earth Science in China. 2009; 3 (3):279-285.

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Guanghui Dong; Zhengkai Xia; Robert Elston; Xiongwei Sun; Fahu Chen. 2009. "Response of geochemical records in lacustrine sediments to climate change and human impact during middle Holocene in Mengjin, Henan Province, China." Frontiers of Earth Science in China 3, no. 3: 279-285.