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JOURNAL OF WORLD PREHISTORY
Volume 14, Issue 4, Pages 363-413Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011124209079
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northeast China; agriculture; Neolithic; Xinglongwa; Zhaobaogou
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Although north China has long been recognized as one of the nuclear centers of agriculture, it is surprisingly absent from most recent publications on the beginnings of agriculture. New discoveries made in this region during the last 15 years are important contributions to our understanding of the transition to agriculture. Moreover, through these discoveries we can challenge the common view of north China as a homogeneous area of agricultural development. Through the introduction of the Xinglongwa (ca 8000-6800 BP) and the Zhaobaogou (ca 6800-6000 BP) cultures, the earliest sedentary societies in northeast China, I attempt to progress beyond generalizations, such as the useful model of the Chinese Interaction Sphere, and examine more thoroughly the developments in one subregion of north China. The data presented are used to address important issues associated with the transition to agriculture as well as to point to new avenues for future research in this field.
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