China Seminar

Tianlong Jiao

Tianlong Jiao

8 September 2005

Investigating the Agricultural Revolution in China: Origin and Spread of Rice Farming

Rice is one of the most important staple foods for humans all over the world today. When and where rice was first cultivated by humans is an intriguing question carrying significant implications for understanding human life and history. This talk presents the latest scientific knowledge on this issue and the discovery of an ongoing archaeological project in China. Tianlong Jiao joined the Bishop Museum as a Researcher after receiving his Ph.