Experimental archaeological study in China: implications for reconstruction of past manuring and dietary practices indicated by δ15N values of Setaria italica and Panicum miliaceum

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Table 1 Summary of information on manuring experiments

Location	Period	Environment	Species	Type of animal manure	Number of manuring levels	References
Rothamsted, UK	1844-present	Farmland	Bread wheat	Cattle manure	1	[32]
Rothamsted, UK	1852-present	Farmland	Two-row barley	Cattle manure	1	[32]
Askov, Denmark	1894-present	Farmland	Bread wheat, two-row barley	Cattle slurry	1	[33]
Bad Lauchstädt, Germany	1902-present	Farmland	Bread wheat, two-row barley	Cattle manure	2	[34]
Sutton Bonington, UK	2007–8	Farmland	Einkorn, emmer, spelt wheat	Cattle manure	2	[19]
Aleppo, Syria	2008–9	Farmland	Bread wheat, lentils	Sheep manure	2	[19]
Askov, Denmark	2008–9	Farmland	Emmer, spelt wheat, barley	Cattle slurry	1	[20]
Six farms, Morocco	2014	farmland	Barley	available	2	[21]
Askov, Denmark	2018	farmland	Foxtail millet, broomcorn millet	Cattle slurry	1	[23]
Oxford, UK	2018	Pots in the greenhouse	Foxtail millet, broomcorn millet, wheat	Cattle manure	3	[24]
Shandong, China	2016	Courtyard	Foxtail millet	Sheep manure	1	[25]
Shanxi, China	2020	Farmland	Foxtail millet	Pig dung	1	[16]