Chen, FH and Dong, GH and Zhang, DJ and Liu, XY and Jia, X and An, CB and Ma, MM and Xie, YW and Barton, L and Ren, XY and Zhao, ZJ and Wu, XHW and Jones, MK
(2015)
Agriculture facilitated permanent human occupation of the Tibetan Plateau after 3600 B.P.
Science, 347 (6219).
248 - 250.
ISSN 0036-8075
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Abstract
Our understanding of when and how humans adapted to living on the Tibetan Plateau at altitudes above 2000 to 3000 meters 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 calendar years before the present (cal yr B.P.). Using these data, we tested the hypothesis that a novel agropastoral economy facilitated year-round living at higher altitudes since 3600 cal yr B.P. 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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Chen, FH | | | | Dong, GH | | | | Zhang, DJ | | | | Liu, XY | | | | Jia, X | | | | An, CB | | | | Ma, MM | | | | Xie, YW | | | | Barton, L | loukas@pitt.edu | LOUKAS | 0000-0003-1519-4226 | Ren, XY | | | | Zhao, ZJ | | | | Wu, XHW | | | | Jones, MK | | | |
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Other Centers, Institutes, Offices, or Units > Center for Comparative Archaeology |
Date: |
16 January 2015 |
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Publication |
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No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
Journal or Publication Title: |
Science |
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347 |
Number: |
6219 |
Page Range: |
248 - 250 |
DOI or Unique Handle: |
10.1126/science.1259172 |
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University of Pittsburgh |
Schools and Programs: |
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Anthropology |
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Yes |
ISSN: |
0036-8075 |
Date Deposited: |
18 Dec 2015 16:24 |
Last Modified: |
30 Mar 2021 14:56 |
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http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/26695 |
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