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DOI	10.1007/s00334-023-00924-2
	Testing the applicability of Watson's Green Revolution concept in first millennium ce Central Asia
	Mir-Makhamad, Basira; Spengler III, Robert N. N.
通讯作者	Mir-Makhamad, B
来源期刊	VEGETATION HISTORY AND ARCHAEOBOTANY
ISSN	0939-6314
EISSN	1617-6278
出版年	2023
英文摘要	Drawing on archaeobotanical evidence from the central regions of Central Asia, we explore crop diffusion during the first millennium ce. We present a comprehensive summary of archaeobotanical data retrieved from this region dating to this period in order to better understand cultural drivers pushing agricultural intensification and crop diversification. We use these data to evaluate the applicability of Watson's concept of a Medieval Green Revolution. Despite ecological limits to cultivation of most of Watson's crops in much of Central Asia, some of these crops, particularly Gossypium arboretum/herbaceum (cotton) and Oryza sativa (rice), are prominent in the region today. In both cases there is now good archaeobotanical evidence showing that they were cultivated prior to the Islamic conquests in Central Asia. Moreover, the occurrence of several crops - Solanum melongena (eggplant), Ficus carica (fig), Morus alba/nigra (mulberry), and two spices - Rhus coriaria (sumac) and Coriandrum sativum (coriander) - have first been observed in phases dated to the 19th century ce. There is reason to believe that elaborate irrigation systems and seasonal rotation cycles were already in place in this region prior to the development of a centralized Arabic and Islamic government and are likely tied to urbanization in the first half of the first millennium ce. We suggest that most of the trappings of Watson's model were present prior to this, but, as Watson's thesis is multifaceted their presence alone does not nullify the model. Additionally, the ecological and cultural diversity of Central Asia means that a proper evaluation of Watson's model requires a regionally specific examination.
英文关键词	Crop diffusion Islamic conquest Arboriculture Irrigation Sogdians Trade Urbanization
类型	Review ; Early Access
语种	英语
开放获取类型	hybrid
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000986316200001
WOS关键词	BRONZE-AGE ; AGRICULTURE ; IRRIGATION ; OASIS ; CULTIVATION ; CONSUMPTION ; MOUNTAINS ; EMERGENCE ; SAMARKAND ; KAZAKSTAN
WOS类目	Plant Sciences ; Paleontology
WOS研究方向	Plant Sciences ; Paleontology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/398963
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Mir-Makhamad, Basira,Spengler III, Robert N. N.. Testing the applicability of Watson's Green Revolution concept in first millennium ce Central Asia[J],2023.
APA	Mir-Makhamad, Basira,&Spengler III, Robert N. N..(2023).Testing the applicability of Watson's Green Revolution concept in first millennium ce Central Asia.VEGETATION HISTORY AND ARCHAEOBOTANY.
MLA	Mir-Makhamad, Basira,et al."Testing the applicability of Watson's Green Revolution concept in first millennium ce Central Asia".VEGETATION HISTORY AND ARCHAEOBOTANY (2023).