I’m an archaeobotanist from Northwest University, Xi’an, China. My research is generally focused on plant remains unearthed in Northwest China and prehistoric cultural exchanges between East and West. Specifically, collaborating with members of LAEF, I will compare remains from Bronze Age to Early Iron Age unearthed from Eurasian Steppe, where the communication mainly occurred, including Northwest China, Central Asia and West Asia, then to study their status