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Phytoliths of Rice detected in the Neolithic Sites in the Valley of the Taihu Lake in China

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  • Yunfei Zheng
  • Akira Matsui
  • Hiroshi Fujiwara

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In order to clarify subspecific historical changes of the cultivation rice, 80 samples containing soils, burned soils, and pottery fragments from 12 Neolithic sites around the Taihu Lake in China were analysed for phytoliths. The results show the presence of keystone phytoliths identifiable as Oryza spp. from 49 samples of the Majiabang dating from 5000BC to 3900BC, the Songze dating from 3800BC to 3500BC, and the Liangzhu dating from 3500BC to 2000BC. The phytoliths show a common trend of becoming larger and more pointed with time. The results suggest that rice (Oryza spp.) was utilised, or presumably cultivated, 7000 years ago and that Japonica rice was domesticated there.

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  • Yunfei Zheng & Akira Matsui & Hiroshi Fujiwara, 2003. "Phytoliths of Rice detected in the Neolithic Sites in the Valley of the Taihu Lake in China," Environmental Archaeology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 8(2), pages 177-183, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:yenvxx:v:8:y:2003:i:2:p:177-183
    DOI: 10.1179/env.2003.8.2.177
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    1. Yingying Wu & Can Wang & Zhaoyang Zhang & Yong Ge, 2022. "Subsistence, Environment, and Society in the Taihu Lake Area during the Neolithic Era from a Dietary Perspective," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(8), pages 1-27, August.

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