The spread of rice to Japan: insights from Bayesian analysis of direct radiocarbon dates and population dynamics in East Asia

The shift from foraging to agriculture as an economic way of life can be influenced by multiple ecological and cultural factors. The introduction of rice cultivation in Japan appears to have facilitated a dietary and cultural transition from the Jomon to the Yayoi cultural repertoire (10th/4th centu...

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Main Authors: Leipe, Christian, Long, Tengwen, Wagner, Mayke, Goslar, Tomasz, Tarasov, Pavel E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Ltd 2020
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/61459/