Evidence for early viticulture in China: proof of a grapevine (Vitis vinifera L., Vitaceae) in the Yanghai Tombs, Xinjiang

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1458-1465

  Jiang, Hong En ^a,b,c   Zhang, Yong Bing ^b   Li, Xiao ^b   Yao, Yi Feng ^a,b   Ferguson, David K ^d   Lü, En Guo ^e   Li, Cheng Sen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b Academia Turfanica of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^e Institute of Archaeology   (China)

Author keywords

Ancient horticulture; Archaeobotany; Plant history; Plant remain; Vitis vinifera

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; HOLOCENE; PALEOBOTANY; RADIOCARBON DATING; VITICULTURE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; XINJIANG UYGUR; YANGHAI TOMBS;

VITACEAE; VITIS; VITIS VINIFERA;

EID: 67349094276     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.02.010     Document Type: Article

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