The Transition from Foraging to Farming and the Origin of Agriculture in China

Thesis on the question of agricultural origin in China by summarising, analysing and integrating data from various disciplines and theoretical analysis and comparative studies. The database includes archaeological data from the terminal Pleistocene to the early Holocene found in the Yellow and Yangzi river valleys, botanical data on wild millet and wild rice, data on palaeoclimates and palaeoenvironments, and comparative ethnographic data from Australia and North America.