How do the characteristics of historic urban landscapes influence public sentiments, and what implications do these findings have for urban planning and development strategies?
A study reveals the continuous evolutionary history of rice from wild to domesticated over an astonishing span of 100,000 years, confirming that China is the birthplace of rice (Oryza sativa)
Stone artifacts that suggest that there were more social and cultural exchanges between those who lived on the Tibetan plateau
Ancient DNA reveals the appearance of Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou, a 6th century Chinese emperor; the study is published in Current Biology
Movement of crops, animals played a key role in domestication, as a long-term gene flow between wild and domestic species was much more common than previously appreciated
How Chinese migrants in Los Angeles Chinatown gained self-reliance: a new study shows these early migrants overcame economic barriers by raising pigs
Thailand’s Iron Age Log Coffin culture: ancient DNA helps researchers elucidate the structure of a prehistoric community from Southeast Asia
Prehistoric mobility among Tibetan farmers, herders shaped highland settlement patterns, cultural interaction
Our Homo sapiens ancestors were already living in the north of present-day China around 45,000 years ago, 5,000 years earlier than thought
The strengthening of the summer monsoon played a key role in the dispersion of Homo sapiens from Africa to East Asia during the interglacial between 70,000 and 125,000 years ago
