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	Archeological sites newly discovered
		The two skeletons were buried in a collapsed house, which was covered with a thick layer of silt deposits from the Yellow River.
		The villagers were killed in an earthquake and the ensuing flood of the Yellow River 4,000 years ago," said Ye Maolin, leader of the research team from the Archaeological Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS).
		The Lajia site is among the 23 major archaeological finds made last year, from which the 10 Most Important Archaeological Finds of 2001 are to be named today by archaeologists and scholars of the China Archaeologists' Society.
	www.chinapage.com /archeology/ancient-site.html (1260 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Science \| Chinese scientists uncover 4,000-year-old bowl of noodles
		The Lajia settlement is thought to have been destroyed by earthquake and catastrophic floods.
		Houyuan Lu and his team at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing were excavating this scene of ancient destruction when they came across a well preserved earthenware bowl, embedded upside-down in a layer of clay.
		This also shows the people in the Lajia region had learned how to make a millet flour dough, that could be stretched into long, thin strands and boiled up.
	www.guardian.co.uk /science/story/0,3605,1590734,00.html (409 words)

	The Seoul Times
		Radiocarbon dating of the material taken from the Lajia archaeological site on the Yellow River indicates the food was about 4,000 years old.
		Bodies were buried in various abnormal postures, suggesting that the victims may have been overcome as they tried to escape the rushing waters.
		Among the remains are skeletons thrown into various abnormal postures, suggesting the inhabitants may have been trying to flee the disaster that was enveloping them.
	theseoultimes.com /ST/db/read.php?idx=2526 (521 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Science/Nature \| Oldest noodles unearthed in China
		Professor Houyuan Lu said: "Prior to the discovery of noodles at Lajia, the earliest written record of noodles is traced to a book written during the East Han Dynasty sometime between AD 25 and 220, although it remained a subject of debate whether the Chinese, the Italians, or the Arabs invented it first.
		The professor's team tells Nature that the ancient settlement at Lajia was hit by a sudden catastrophe.
		To identify the plants from which the noodles were made, the team looked at the shape and patterning of starch grains and so-called seed-husk phytoliths in the bowl.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/sci/tech/4335160.stm (521 words)

	Writing.Com: Tigris: Lajia
		Lajia followed Slither into the house and out into the sunny courtyard where her housemates Lemia and Malima were taking care of the daily pride business with three of the younger females.
		Lajia was made comfortable in one of the birthing areas by Warra one of the midwives while her sibling Worra tended to a weeping leoness who had given birth to two healthy cubs.
		Lajia was the happiest she had been in a long while.
	www.writing.com /main/view_item/item_id/765877 (1326 words)

	Pasta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The earliest known records of noodles in Europe are found on Etruscan tomb decorations from the 4th century BC.
		Recently noodles dating back to about 2000 BC has been found near Lajia at the Huang He in Western China.
		The site was devastated by an earthquake followed by a flood.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pasta (1029 words)

	World's oldest noodles dug up in China .:. NewKerala - India's Top Online Newspaper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The find was made at the Lajia archaeological site on the Yellow River, where scientists believe a sudden catastrophe struck.
		Among the remains are skeletons in abnormal postures, suggesting the inhabitants may have been trying to flee.
		"Lajia is a very interesting site -- in a way, it is the Pompeii of China," he said.
	www.newkerala.com /news.php?action=fullnews&id=35543 (151 words)

	main (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The oven, discovered at the Lajia Ruins of pre-historic disasters in the Minhe County, is the largest and most intact ancient oven ever found in northwestern China, local archaeologists say.
		Wang Guodao, deputy director of the Qinghai Provincial Institute for Relics and Archaeological Research, said that the fireplace is divided into two layers by a flagstone.
		The Lajia Ruins which cover 200,000 square meters, are part of the Qijia Culture ruins of the New Stone Age and date back 3,500 to 4,000 years.
	www.tibetinfor.com.cn /en/news/2002/02/c021004.htm (202 words)

	The Chinese Academy of Sciences
		By a morphological analysis of the phytoliths and starch sampled from the Lajia noodle specimen and a comparative study with those from more than 80 today's cereal strains, Prof.
		Instead of the wheat flour, the research shows, the raw material for making the Neolithic noodles is the ground powder made from two kinds of millet: the broom corn millet and foxtail millet.
		Through studies into the cultural relics and geological phenomena with the help of 14C dating technology, the researchers identified that the Lajia site was an outpost of the once-prosperous Qijia culture, a native cultural mainstream in mainland China's Neolithic period.
	english.cas.ac.cn /english/news/detailnewsb.asp?InfoNo=25741 (604 words)

	Simon World :: Neolithic Noodles
		According to archaeological remains from present-day northwest China, the Lajia site is the winner by thousands of years.
		These noodles are from the Lajia site in Qinghai, and date to the Xia/Shang dynasties - which never reached as far as Qinghai, except perhaps in limited trade.
		The Lajia site was part of Qijia culture, which seems to have had as many links west as they did east.
	simonworld.mu.nu /archives/126177.php (3477 words)

	Neolithic noodles found in Qinghai, China - Wikinews
		Chinese archaeologists at the Lajia Ruins in the Qinghai province of China have discovered well-preserved millet noodles dating back to the neolithic age.
		The Lajia Ruins are of a central Qijia settlement, which has been the site of other significant discoveries, such as the largest stone chime ever found in China, and the largest and most intact prehistoric oven found in Northwestern China.
		The site has also been significant to researchers studying the impact of natural disasters on ancient civilizations—it was the site of a cataclysmic flood, and at least one major earthquake.
	en.wikinews.org /wiki/Neolithic_noodles_found_in_Qinghai,_China (414 words)

	Sci Tech News - from ABC News Online 13/10/2005 Slurping first: China invented noodles
		But a team of archaeologists, reporting in the British journal Nature, say there is now incontrovertible proof that China was faster to the pasta.
		They discovered 4,000-year-old long, boiled strands of noodles protected by an upside-down bowl, embedded in a fine, brownish-yellow clay on a terrace of the Yellow River at Lajia, north-western China.
		The village of Lajia was soon wiped out by a huge earthquake and catastrophic flooding.
	www.abc.net.au /science/news/scitech/SciTechRepublish_1481004.htm (311 words)

	Eating China - The Chopstick Chronicles: Archive 2005-8-9-10 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The incredibly well preserved millet noodles shown here, were recently discovered at the Lajia Ruins, Qinghai, China in an upside-down bowl.
		Previously the earliest evidence traced noodle making in China to East Han Dynasty sometime between AD 25 and 220.
		Lajia, like many of north China's ancient sites, is on the Yellow River.
	www.eatingchina.com /blog/archive-2005-8-9-10.htm (2419 words)

	New Cultural Relic Unearthed for Qijia Culture Studies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		After a three-month excavation, archaeologists have discovered new data for their Qijia Culture research in the Lajia Ruins, located in Minhe County in northwest China's Qinghai Province.
		According to a source at the Qinghai Institute of Archaeology, another six houses, some skeletons, a number of pieces of pottery and jade, and a fireplace were unearthed this time.
		The Lajia Ruins also reveal traces of other natural disasters, including earthquakes, which are valuable for research into the prehistoric climate.
	www.china.org.cn /english/22397.htm (318 words)

	Simon World :: China food/environment Archives
		According to an NPR report, the dispute concerning the first region of the world, China, Italy, or the Middle East, to feature noodles on the menu, is settled.
		My main point is not that Qijia did not have some influence or connection to modern Chinese (Chinese did not exist as a concept back then Lin).
		Lajia culture is in Minhe County, which is in Eastern Qinghai.
	simonworld.mu.nu /archives/cat_china_foodenvironment.php (4013 words)

	english.eastday.com
		It was found in the Lajia Ruins in Minhe County, Qinghai Province.
		The latest discovery shows that the Lajia site, belonging to the Qijia culture, enjoyed high social and political status, said Wang Guodao, deputy director of the Qinghai Archaeological Research Institute.
		The Lajia Ruins are located on the upper reaches of the Yellow River, covering an area of 200,000 square meters.
	english.eastday.com.cn /epublish/gb/paper1/470/class000100004/hwz56940.htm (230 words)

	Safe Homes UK - Who's Who? - Ram Parkash, Lajia Parkash, Joel Foster, Andy Case, Tracy Roberts, Rebecca Stephenson, ...
		Lajia joined Safe Homes in 1996 after working for several years as accounts manager for Trans World Airlines.
		Lajia's responsibilities include the smooth running of Safe Homes' accounts department.
		All staff are selected in accordance with British Standards, and undergo regular training to make sure that they are up-to-date with products and innovations.
	www.safehomes.co.uk /page.php?item=23 (376 words)

	Radio Australia - News - Archaeologists find ancient noodles in China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Italians and Arabs have long laid claim to noodles, or pasta, but a report in the British journal, Nature, says there is now incontrovertible proof that China made the first noodles.
		The archaeologists discovered 4,000-year-old boiled strands of noodles protected by an upside-down bowl, embedded in clay on a terrace of the Yellow River at Lajia, northwestern China.
		The village of Lajia was wiped out by a huge earthquake and catastrophic flooding.
	www.radioaustralia.net.au /news/stories/s1481382.htm (319 words)

	4,000-Year-Old Noodles Found in China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Even today, he said, deft skills are required to make long, thin noodles like those found at Lajia.
		Noodles have been a staple food in many parts of the world for at least 2,000 years, though whether the modern version of the stringy pasta was first invented by the Chinese, Italians, or Arabs is debatable.
		Prior to the discovery of noodles at the Lajia archaeological site, the earliest record of noodles appears in a book written during China's East Han Dynasty sometime between A.D. 25 and 220, Lu said.
	news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2005/10/1012_051012_chinese_noodles.html (500 words)

	Independent, The (London): Chinese take away the credit for inventing noodles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Noodles have been eaten in many parts of the world for at least 2,000 years, but who invented them first " the Chinese, the Arabs or the Italians " was, until this find, a matter of debate.
		Analysis of the seed husks and starch grains in the noodles showed they were made from ground millet rather than the flour of barley and wheat used in many modern-day noodles.
		A large earthquake probably caused the sudden destruction of the settlement at Lajia.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20051013/ai_n15714684 (321 words)

	Oldest noodles unearthed in China/millet - BrainTalk Communities
		The 50cm-long, yellow strands were found in a pot that had probably been buried during a catastrophic flood.Radiocarbon dating of the material taken from the Lajia archaeological site on the Yellow River indicates the food was about 4,000 years old.
		It was in amongst the human wreckage that scientists found an upturned earthenware bowl filled with brownish-yellow, fine clay.When they lifted the inverted container, the noodles were found sitting proud on the cone of sediment left behind.
		This is in sharp contrast to modern Chinese noodles or Italian pasta which are mostly made of wheat today," Professor Houyuan Lu said.
	brain.hastypastry.net /forums/showthread.php?p=883862#post883862 (891 words)

	Mailgate: sfnet.harrastus.itsepuolustus: Re: BJJ Treenaus
		Janne Tarvainen wrote: > Olen etsiskellyt uutta lajia itselleni tässä ja tullut tulokseen että > kiinnostaisi aloittaa BJJ treenaus.
		Missäköhän päin pääkaupunki seudulla > voisi kyseistä lajia harrastaa?
		> > -Janne > > Combat Academyin kotisivuilla mainostavat moista lajia.
	mailgate.supereva.com /sfnet/sfnet.harrastus.itsepuolustus/msg03604.html (39 words)

	english.eastday.com
		Archaeologists said that the earth platform discovered in Lajia Ruins, located in Guanting Township, Minhe County in northwest China's Qinghai Province at the end of last year is possibly an altar of the Qijia Culture.
		"This is the first altar of the Qijia Culture ever discovered in China, another strong evidence that the Lajia ruins had higher social and political structure," said Wang Guodao, who was the deputy director of the Qinghai archaeological institute.
		Records show that the Qijia Culture flourished in the transition period from the Neolithic Age to the Bronze Age, some 3, 500 to 4,000 years ago.
	english.eastday.com.cn /epublish/gb/paper1/1239/class000100004/hwz190766.htm (328 words)

	Velhottaren kennel - Tervetuloa pumimaailmaan!
		Lajia tavataan myös rannikkoalueen saarilla, sekä mantereen ylänköalueilla ja rinteillä.
		Pelkkä kääpiöpyton on aika epämääräinen nimi, koska kääpiöpytoniksi kutsutaan myös erästä afrikkalaista lajia, sekä amerikkalaista Loxocemus-käärmettä.
		Lajia on kuitenkin pidetty menestyksellä hyvinkin vaihtelevissa oloissa.
	kotinetti.suomi.net /velho/antaresiamaculosa.html (1310 words)

	Mailgate: sfnet.harrastus.itsepuolustus: Re: Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu - millainen laji ? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		lajia voi edes samalle > viivalle laittaa, koska treenausmetodit ovat täysin erilaisia.
		Tämän eron havaitsee > vasta kun on vähän treenannut lajia.
		Sitäkin lajia voi harrastaa niin monella eri tavalla ja tasolla.
	mailgate.supereva.com /sfnet/sfnet.harrastus.itsepuolustus/msg03150.html (219 words)

	China Ethnic Minority: Yao People
		The Yao ethnic group, with a population of 2.13 million, is mainly scattered in the mountain areas in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Hunan, Yunnan, Guangdong, Guizhou and Jiangxi provinces.
		Historically, these people have been known as Mian, Jinmen, Bunu, Lajia and Bingduoyou, etc. The Yao's ancestry can be traced back to the Wuling tribe that lived near Changsha (Hunan Province) during the Qin and Han periods.
		Sharing the same origins, the Yao have had a close relationship with the Miao ethnic group from ancient times.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /intro/nationality/yao/index.htm (970 words)

	Ethnologue report for language code:lbc
		Lakkja, Lakja, Lakia, Lajia, Tai Laka, Laka, Chashan Yao, Tea Mountain Yao
		'Lajia' is the same name used for the Yayao variety of the Siyi dialect of Cantonese spoken in Heshan County, Guangdong.
		SVO; modifiers follow heads; consonant clusters and palatalized and labialized onsets; voiced and voiceless nasal onsets; long-short vowel distinction; 6 basic tone categories in unchecked syllables and 2 in checked with further split in checked syllables according to vowel length.
	www.ethnologue.com /show_language.asp?code=lbc (213 words)

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