The ratio of the number of identified foxtail and broomcorn millet seeds increased from 0.15 (Banpo Phase) and 0.31 (Miaodigou Phase) to 5.18 (Qijia Culture), indicating an increasing trend of foxtail millet cultivation importance in subsistence agriculture over time.
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Shift in subsistence crop dominance from broomcorn millet to foxtail millet around 5500 BP in the western Loess Plateau.
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