supported by the Global Changes Program of Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2010CB950203);the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA05120704);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(40930103 and 41021002);China National Science and Technology Basic Work Program(2006FY110800 and 2012FY111700)
The Last Glacial Maximum (LGM, c. 26-16 ka) and the Holocene Optimum (HO, c. 9-5 ka) were characterized by cold-dry and warm-wet climates respectively in the recently geological Earth. How Chinese deserts and sand fie...
supported by Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.XDA05130302);Knowledge Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.KZCX2-EW-QN110);National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2010CB950203)
Based on optimal foraging theory,prey animals from the Shuidonggou Locality 12(SDG12) are divided into three types according to body size and defense traits:high-ranked large game,low-ranked slow small game,and low-ra...
supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA05130202);the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(KZCX2-YW-Q1-04);the Special Basic Research Project(2007FY110200);the National Basic Research Program of China(2010CB950203)
Cognition and symbolic thinking are viewed as important features of modern human behavior.Engraved objects are seen as a hallmark of cognition and symbolism,and even as evidence for language.Accumulated evidences incl...