Stable isotopes reveal intensive pig husbandry practices in the middle Yellow River region by the Yangshao period (7000-5000 BP).
It is well-known that pigs (Sus scrofa) were domesticated very early in Neolithic China, but far less is known about the processes by which pig husbandry intensified so that pork became the most important animal protein for humans are less clear. Here, we explore pig feeding practices using the carb...
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Main Authors: | Quan Zhang, Yanfeng Hou, Xinwei Li, Amy Styring, Julia Lee-Thorp |
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Language: | EN |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/b31dbe49fb764ca5a7e2bd6d0e111095 |
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