Synchrony of prehistoric agricultural evolution and drought events in the North China Plain

doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2026.109807

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	Synchrony of prehistoric agricultural evolution and drought events in the North China Plain
	Li, Yanpeng 1,2; Li, Shengrui 3,4; Xu, Hai 1,2; Zhao, Keliang3,4 ; Chen, Guanhan 3,4; Zhang, Yaping 3,4; Ma, Jiacheng 3,4; Liu, Junchi 3; Ge, Yong 3; Zheng, Yan 3; Zhou, Xinying3,4 ; Li, Xiaoqiang3,4
	2026-03-01
发表期刊	QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
ISSN	0277-3791
卷号	375 页码:12
通讯作者	Xu, Hai(xuhai@tju.edu.cn) ; Zhou, Xinying(zhouxinying@ivpp.ac.cn)
摘要	Since the Holocene, marked transformations have occurred in patterns of human activity and modes of subsistence, with agriculture progressively becoming the principal means by which human societies modified and adapted to natural environments and sustained social development. The North China Plain (NCP) serves as the core region for the origin of millet agriculture in northern China and remains a pivotal area for understanding the genesis and evolution of Chinese civilization. By analyzing plant macrofossils from three sites-Zhujia, Dalaidian, and Wangzhuang-in the Qihe River basin (QRB), and integrating with crop assemblages from 54 representative sites across the North China Plain, this study systematically examines the synchrony between the evolution of Neolithic agricultural structures and climatic change in the region. The results demonstrate that multiple drought events had varying impacts on millet and rice agricultural systems in the NCP throughout the Neolithic period. Early communities responded to abrupt climatic perturbations by strategically adjusting agricultural structures to secure stable food supplies, thereby ensuring the sustained development of their societies. Furthermore, confronted with recurrent Neolithic drought events, prehistoric communities adopted diverse adaptive strategies, with their adaptive capacity progressively strengthening over time.
关键词	Neolithic Middle Holocene North China Plain Agricultural structure evolution Climate drought events
DOI	10.1016/j.quascirev.2026.109807
关键词[WOS]	YELLOW-RIVER REGION ; 4.2 KA EVENT ; HOLOCENE CLIMATE ; SUMMER MONSOON ; ENVIRONMENTAL-CHANGE ; COMPLEX SOCIETIES ; SHANDONG PROVINCE ; INNER-MONGOLIA ; LOESS PLATEAU ; MIDDLE
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
资助项目	National Key Research and Development Program of China[2022YFF0801102]###2891 ; Leading Talent Project of Guizhou Province, China (BQW)[[2025] 001]###3620 ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[T2192952]###2636 ; CAS Project for Young Scientists in Basic Research[YSBR-019]###2469 ; Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences[2023080]###3007
项目资助者	National Key Research and Development Program of China ; Leading Talent Project of Guizhou Province, China (BQW) ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; CAS Project for Young Scientists in Basic Research ; Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
WOS研究方向	Physical Geography ; Geology
WOS类目	Geography, Physical ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
WOS记录号	WOS:001671856900001
出版者	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/25282
专题	中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所
通讯作者	Xu, Hai; Zhou, Xinying
作者单位	1.Guizhou Univ, Coll Resources & Environm Engn, Guiyang 550025, Peoples R China 2.Guizhou Univ, Key Lab Karst Georesources & Environm, Minist Educ, Guiyang 550025, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Key Lab Vertebrate Evolut & Human Origins, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China 4.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Li, Yanpeng,Li, Shengrui,Xu, Hai,et al. Synchrony of prehistoric agricultural evolution and drought events in the North China Plain[J]. QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS,2026,375:12.
APA	Li, Yanpeng.,Li, Shengrui.,Xu, Hai.,Zhao, Keliang.,Chen, Guanhan.,...&Li, Xiaoqiang.(2026).Synchrony of prehistoric agricultural evolution and drought events in the North China Plain.QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS,375,12.
MLA	Li, Yanpeng,et al."Synchrony of prehistoric agricultural evolution and drought events in the North China Plain".QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS 375(2026):12.