MILLET CONSUMPTION IN SIBERIA PRIOR TO MID-SECOND MILLENNIUM BC? A REVIEW OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

ABSTRACT In this paper we discuss recent developments in documenting the spread of millet across Eurasian steppes. We emphasize that, despite a proposal that consumption southern Siberia can be attributed to Early Bronze Age (i.e., late third early second millennium BC), at present there are no direct data for indicating prior Late Age, from 14th century BC. also full combined stable isotope and 14 C datasets Minusinsk Basin support conclusion.