Pleistocene hominin dispersals out of, and back into, Africa necessarily involved traversing the diverse and often challenging environments of Southwest Asia1–4. Archaeological and palaeontological records from the Levantine woodland zone document major
from oldest to youngest, indicative of sustained river incision in this area. The depositional sequences are 4 to 24 m thick, commonly capped with silt or clayey silt interpreted as flood deposits. The terrace map displays
petitor in Central Asia. In the river-crossed steppe, where Turkic nomads had long enjoyed uncontested sway, Slavic Christian Cossacks from the region of the Don and Dnieper Rivers used armed wagon trains and river craft fitted with small cannon to push south- ...
roads and rivers, the higher the rice yield. This may be due to the flat topography, high soil nutrients and better infrastructure near these areas, resulting in higher rice yields. Precipitation had a significant positive effect on yield, while temperature and terrain had a negative effect. The...
Wild edible plants hold a significant position in the lives of local residents, serving as a primary food source or supplement. Laifeng County, located in the hinterland of the central mountainous area of China, boasts abundant wild edible plant resource
Puer is in an important location linking roadway and waterway transportation between the China hinterland and Southeast Asia. Since 1896, it has been opened up as a commerce port, being one of the three towns of trading importance in Yunnan. Puer City was originally called,’Simao City’ and,...
Last December Tucson’s east side had a record four inches in one downpour, filling the washes, streams and rivers running east. Close by this spring, poppies filled the hillsides along the San Pedro River, between San Manuel and Benson, but one spot just south of the Redington Pass, ...
Description: province of China, previously inclusive of the present Chongqing Municipality Neighbors: Chongqing Municipality, Gansu, Guizhou, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Tibet and Yunnan Categories: province of China and locality Location: Southwest China, China, East Asia, Asia View on OpenStreetMapLatitu...
Location: Southwest China, China, East Asia, Asia View on OpenStreetMapLatitude of center25° north Longitude of center102° east Population45,400,000 Elevation1,929 metres (6,329 feet) OpenStreetMap IDnode 244082773 OpenStreetMap Featureplace=state GeoNames ID17856...
Giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) farming in Bangladesh began in the 1970s and has become a significant export industry. Despite its potential, there are concerns about the environmental sustainability of prawn farming due to its high gr