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- Among the most important domestic animals known in Neolithic China, pig and dog were first domesticated indigenously. Sheep, goat, cattle, and horse were introduced into northern China later through the Eurasian steppes. The zebu and buffalo were probably introduced first into southwest China. The chicken is the least understood domesticate.
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Abstract. Initial animal domestication in early Neolithic China may have resembled the behavior of raising animals as pets for entertainment. During the domestication process, the ecological characteristics and living habits of each animal and the subjective demands of ancient people jointly led to the formation of animal raising behaviors for ...
- Jing Yuan, Ningning Dong
- 2019
Among the most important crops and animals known in early China (rice, millet, soybean, pigs, dogs, and perhaps chickens) were domesticated indigenously, whereas wheat, barley, sheep, goats, and horses were introduced, already domesticated, from elsewhere.
- Li Liu, Xingcan Chen
- 2012
Jan 1, 2018 · The Neolithic Revolution first encompassed the domestication of cereals with domestication of animals occurring somewhat later. Corollaries to the Neolithic Revolution were the following: musculoskeletal stress, poorer overall nutrition accompanied by reduced height, the appearance of dental disease, and a huge increase in fertility.
- Colin G. Scanes
- 2018
The Neolithic period, which began in China around 10,000 B.C. and concluded with the introduction of metallurgy about 8,000 years later, was characterized by the development of settled communities that relied primarily on farming and domesticated animals rather than hunting and gathering.
Mar 1, 2011 · This article aims to summarize the present archaeo(zoo)logical knowledge and reflections on the origins of Neolithic animal domestication. It targets the main characteristics of early Neolithic animal domestication set against a backdrop of two complementary scales, namely the global and macro-regional scales (the latter using the example of ...
- Jean Denis Vigne
- 2011
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Among the most important domestic animals known in Neolithic China, pig and dog were first domesticated indigenously. Sheep, goat, cattle, and horse were introduced into northern China later through the Eurasian steppes.
