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Starch grain evidence reveals early pottery function cooking plant foods in North China

Chinese Science Bulletin • 59 (32) • Published In 2014 • Pages: 4352-4358

By: Yang, Xiaoyan, Ma, Zhikun, Wang, Tao, Perry, Linda, Li, Quan, Huan, Xiujia, Yu, Jincheng.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The authors discuss their excavations at Zhuannian, including the collection of potsherds with residues that were analyzed for starch grains. Laboratory procedures are described and analysis results presented.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Organization and analysis of results of research
Laboratory analysis of materials other than dating methods in archaeology
Flora
Sociocultural trends
Cultural participation
Cereal agriculture
Ceramic technology
Utensils
Chronologies and culture sequences
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
North China Upper Paleolithic
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2019
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
East Asia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Archaeologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Sarah Berry; 2018
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1992, 1995, 1996
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
11,123-9700 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Zhuannian, Huairou, Beijing, China
NotesAdditional notes
Xiaoyan Yang, Zhikun Ma, Tao Wang, Linda Perry, Quan Li, Xiujia Huan, Jincheng Yu
Includes bibliographical references (p. 4358)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
2016243048
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Ordosian