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Multiregional Emergence of Mobile Pastoralism and Nonuniform Institutional Complexity across Eurasia by Frachetti, Michael D.

“…In this article I present a new archaeological synthesis concerning the earliest formation of mobile pastoralist economies across central Eurasia. I argue that…”
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Pastoralist Landscapes and Social Interaction in Bronze Age Eurasia by Frachetti, Michael David

“…Offering a fresh archaeological interpretation, this work reconceptualizes the Bronze Age prehistory of the vast Eurasian steppe during one of the most…”
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Nomadic ecology shaped the highland geography of Asia’s Silk Roads by Frachetti, Michael D., Smith, C. Evan, Traub, Cynthia M., Williams, Tim

“…There are many unanswered questions about the evolution of the ancient ‘Silk Roads’ across Asia. This is especially the case in their mountainous stretches,…”
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Early integration of pastoralism and millet cultivation in Bronze Age Eurasia by Hermes, Taylor R, Frachetti, Michael D, Doumani Dupuy, Paula N, Mar'yashev, Alexei, Nebel, Almut, Makarewicz, Cheryl A

“…Mobile pastoralists are thought to have facilitated the first trans-Eurasian dispersals of domesticated plants during the Early Bronze Age (ca 2500-2300 BC)…”
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Early agriculture and crop transmission among Bronze Age mobile pastoralists of Central Eurasia by Spengler, Robert, Frachetti, Michael, Doumani, Paula, Rouse, Lynne, Cerasetti, Barbara, Bullion, Elissa, Mar'yashev, Alexei

“…Archaeological research in Central Eurasia is exposing unprecedented scales of trans-regional interaction and technology transfer between East Asia and…”
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Large-scale medieval urbanism traced by UAV–lidar in highland Central Asia by Frachetti, Michael D., Berner, Jack, Liu, Xiaoyi, Henry, Edward R., Maksudov, Farhod, Ju, Tao

“…Aerial light detection and ranging (lidar) has emerged as a powerful technology for mapping urban archaeological landscapes, especially where dense vegetation…”
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Geospatial modelling of farmer–herder interactions maps cultural geography of Bronze and Iron Age Tibet, 3600–2200 BP by Chen, Xinzhou, Lü, Hongliang, Liu, Xinyi, Frachetti, Michael D.

“…Tibetan cultures reflect deeply rooted, regional interactions and diverse subsistence practices across varied high-altitude environments of the Tibetan…”
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Millet cultivation across Eurasia: Origins, spread, and the influence of seasonal climate by Miller, Naomi F, Spengler, Robert N, Frachetti, Michael

“…The two East Asian millets, broomcorn (Panicum miliaceum) and foxtail millet (Setaria italica), spread across Eurasia and became important crops by the second…”
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Migration Concepts in Central Eurasian Archaeology by Frachetti, Michael D

“…Theories of migration hold a pervasive position in prehistoric archaeology of Central Eurasia. International research on Eurasia today reflects the…”
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High mitochondrial diversity of domesticated goats persisted among Bronze and Iron Age pastoralists in the Inner Asian Mountain Corridor by Hermes, Taylor R, Frachetti, Michael D, Voyakin, Dmitriy, Yerlomaeva, Antonina S, Beisenov, Arman Z, Doumani Dupuy, Paula N, Papin, Dmitry V, Motuzaite Matuzeviciute, Giedre, Bayarsaikhan, Jamsranjav, Houle, Jean-Luc, Tishkin, Alexey A, Nebel, Almut, Krause-Kyora, Ben, Makarewicz, Cheryl A

“…Goats were initially managed in the Near East approximately 10,000 years ago and spread across Eurasia as economically productive and environmentally resilient…”
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Urban and nomadic isotopic niches reveal dietary connectivities along Central Asia’s Silk Roads by Hermes, Taylor R., Frachetti, Michael D., Bullion, Elissa A., Maksudov, Farhod, Mustafokulov, Samariddin, Makarewicz, Cheryl A.

“…The ancient ‘Silk Roads’ formed a vast network of trade and exchange that facilitated the movement of commodities and agricultural products across medieval…”
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Earliest direct evidence for broomcorn millet and wheat in the central Eurasian steppe region by Frachetti, Michael D., Spengler, Robert N., Fritz, Gayle J., Mar'yashev, Alexei N.

“…Before 3000 BC, societies of western Asia were cultivating wheat and societies of China were cultivating broomcorn millet; these are early nodes of the world's…”
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Early agropastoral settlement and cultural change in central Tibet in the first millennium BC: excavations at Bangga by Lu, Hongliang, Chen, Xinzhou, Zhang, Zhengwei, Tang, Li, Lemoine, Ximena, Wangdue, Shargan, Chen, Zujun, Liu, Xinyi, Frachetti, Michael D.

“…Archaeological research demonstrates that an agropastoral economy was established in Tibet during the second millennium BC, aided by the cultivation of barley…”
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Arboreal crops on the medieval Silk Road: Archaeobotanical studies at Tashbulak by Spengler, Robert N, Maksudov, Farhod, Bullion, Elissa, Merkle, Ann, Hermes, Taylor, Frachetti, Michael

“…During the first millennium A.D., Central Asia was marked by broad networks of exchange and interaction, what many historians collectively refer to as the…”
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Farming strategies of 1st millennium CE agro-pastoralists on the southern foothills of the Tianshan Mountains: A geoarchaeological and macrobotanical investigation of the Mohuchahangoukou (MGK) site, Xinjiang, China by Li, Yuqi, Storozum, Michael, Tian, Duo, Frachetti, Michael, Su, Kai, Wang, Xin

“…Archaeological evidence emerging over the past decade clearly illustrates that agro-pastoralists living along the foothills of major mountain chains in Central…”
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Archaeological and molecular evidence for ancient chickens in Central Asia by Peters, Carli, Richter, Kristine K., Wilkin, Shevan, Stark, Sören, Mir-Makhamad, Basira, Fernandes, Ricardo, Maksudov, Farhod, Mirzaakhmedov, Sirojidin, Rahmonov, Husniddin, Schirmer, Stefanie, Ashastina, Kseniia, Begmatov, Alisher, Frachetti, Michael, Kurbanov, Sharof, Shenkar, Michael, Hermes, Taylor, Kidd, Fiona, Omelchenko, Andrey, Huber, Barbara, Boivin, Nicole, Wang, Shujing, Lurje, Pavel, von Baeyer, Madelynn, Dal Martello, Rita, Spengler, Robert N.

“…The origins and dispersal of the chicken across the ancient world remains one of the most enigmatic questions regarding Eurasian domesticated animals. The lack…”
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The landscape of ancient mobile pastoralism in the highlands of southeastern Uzbekistan, 2000 b.c.-a.d. 1400 by Frachetti, Michael D., Maksudov, Farhod

“…Here we present the results of archaeological survey and excavations carried out in southeastern Uzbekistan during the summer of 2011. The sites are among the…”
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Correction: Arboreal crops on the medieval Silk Road: Archaeobotanical studies at Tashbulak by Spengler, Robert N, Maksudov, Farhod, Bullion, Elissa, Merkle, Ann, Hermes, Taylor, Frachetti, Michael

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201409.]…”
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Pottery Impressions Reveal Earlier Westward Dispersal of Foxtail Millet in Inner Asian Mountain Corridor by Endo, Eiko, Shoda, Shinya, Frachetti, Michael, Kaliyeva, Zhanargul, Kiyasbek, Galymzhan, Zhuniskhanov, Aidyn, Liu, Xinyi, Dupuy, Paula Doumani

“…The Inner Asian Mountain Corridor (IAMC) has been identified as a major pathway for the westward dispersal of millet from Northern China, where it was…”
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The Maldives Heritage Survey by Feener, R. Michael, Daly, Patrick, Frachetti, Michael, Mujah, Ibrahim, Irawani, Maida, Taran, Jovial Pally, Zaki, Ahmad, Maasa, Fathimath, Shamran, Mohamed, Zahara, Multia, Azees, Mariyam Isha, Baranyai, Krisztina, Levick, Paula, Bakheit, Hala, Rahardjo, Jessica, Clark, Gabriel

“…The Maldives Heritage Survey was established to document cultural heritage vulnerable to human and environmental threats in the Maldives. An open-access online…”
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