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title: Possible Agricultural Centers in Prehistoric China
author: He et al.
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19994/possible-agricultural-centers-in-prehistoric-china/
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updated: 2025-02-17
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# Possible Agricultural Centers in Prehistoric China

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## Image File

[![Possible Agricultural Centers in Prehistoric China](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19994.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19994.png)

## Image Caption

Map showing the spatial distribution of rice, millet, and mixed farming sites with a boundary of rice and millet and possible centers of [agriculture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Agriculture/) in [China](https://www.worldhistory.org/china/), published in "Prehistoric evolution of the dualistic structure mixed rice and millet farming in China" by He, K., Lu, H., Zhang, J., *et al.*, 2017.

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## Bibliography

- He, K., Lu, H., Zhang, J, et al. . "Prehistoric evolution of the dualistic structure mixed rice and millet farming in China." *The Holocene*, 27 (12), 2017, pp. 1885–1898.

## Cite This Work

### APA
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### Chicago
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### MLA
al., He et. "Possible Agricultural Centers in Prehistoric China." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Feb 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19994/possible-agricultural-centers-in-prehistoric-china/>.

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