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)
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
Evidence of the formation and structural evolution of prehistoric agricultural economy at Changge Shigu during the Yangshao culture period
Ancient tools provide earliest evidence of rice harvesting; the researchers identified two methods of harvesting rice
Rice cultivation has been recorded at the Neolithic site of Hanjing, about 8000 years ago; a new study has been published on Science China Earth Sciences
