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The earliest domesticated animals in China were pigs, dogs and chickens, which were first domesticated in China by 4000 B.C. and believed to have spread from China across Asia and the Pacific. Among the other animals that were domesticated by the ancient Chinese were water buffalo (important for pulling plows), silkworms, ducks and geese.
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
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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
Jan 24, 2019 · Pig domestication in China has a long history. Pigs were the predominant domesticated animal in the Neolithic as they are today. More important, it is safe to say that almost all the terrestrial animals involved in Neolithic funerary practices were pigs. Further, Chinese archaeologists have found many pig bone ornaments and figurines.
- Joshua J. Mark
the origins of six important domestic animals taxa. In conclusion, we present a model of the origins of domes-tication in China and discuss the different patterns of meat acquisition in the Yellow River and Yangzi River basins during the Neolithic period. Methods for Identifying Domesticated Animals We believe that identifying domesticated ...
Aug 1, 2008 · The Origins and Development of Animal Domestication in China. Y. Jing. Published 2008. History, Biology, Environmental Science. Chinese Archaeology. TLDR. A model of the origins of domestication in China is presented and the different patterns of meat acquisition in the Yellow River and Yangzi River basins during the Neolithic period is discussed.
Jan 1, 2008 · Article The Origins and Development of Animal Domestication in China was published on January 1, 2008 in the journal Chinese Archaeology (volume 8, issue 1).
