Yining Xue

Xue-300

PhD candidate

Boston University
yiningx@bu.edu

Areas of interest: Paleoethnobotany; Neolithic and early Bronze Age in China; The origin and spread of agriculture; Archaeological science


Research

I study the mechanism of the origin and development of agriculture and its impact on socio-economic organization and local environments with a focus on the area China and East Asia.I am also interested in the studies of food, foodways, and their social and cultural significance.

Projects

MA Thesis Project: Preliminary analysis of macro plant remains from the site of Haimenkou in Jianchuan, Yunnan province, Southwest China

PhD Dissertation Project: Paleoethnobotanical studies of the sites of Zhouyuan, Zhougongmiao in the western Guanzhong Basin, Shaanxi province, North China