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Some botanical characteristics of green foxtail (Setaria virdis) and harvesting experiments on the grass

Antiquity • 72 • Published In 1998 • Pages: 902-907

By: Lu, Tracey Lie Dan, Malone, Caroline.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

As little is known about the process of millet domestication, Lu carried out plant observations and harvesting experiments on Setaria viridi or green foxtail. The idea was to identify the growing schedule, to observe how the plant ripened and how the seeds shattered, and 'to test the outcome of various harvesting methods, thus providing data for analysing the possible impact of harvesting selection as a crucial part of domestication.' (page 902). An appendix provides archaeological dates for sites with foxtail millet that are older than 7000 B.P.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Theoretical orientation in research and its results

Experimental data

Flora

Historical reconstruction

traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)

Southeast China Early Neolithic

HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document

2005

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.

Archaeobotanist

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 ; 2004

Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document

July-August 1996

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

not specified

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

lower Yellow River valley; Qufu, China

NotesAdditional notes

Tracey L.-D. Lu

Special section: Rice domestication, edited by Carol Malone

Includes bibliographical references (p. 907)

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

29021740

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

China--Antiquities