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The middle Yangtze region in China is one place where rice was domesticated: phytolith evidence from the Diaotonghuan Cave, northern Jiangxi
Antiquity • 72 • Published In 1998 • Pages: 887-897
By: Zhao, Zhijun.
Abstract
This paper reports on Diaotonghuan Cave, part of the Sino-American Jiangxi Origin of Rice project. The cave dates from 12,000-2000 B.P. Only the information that pertains to southeast China early Neolithic was indexed for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) subjects. The deposits and dates are briefly described. Rice phytoliths were collected and analyzed. The author determined that the phytoliths represent wild and domesticated rice. There is also a large group of phytoliths where it is not possible to determine whether the rice is wild or domesticated. The author concludes the middle Yangtze River is one place rice was domesticated. The cave indicates the transition to rice agriculture occurred around 7000 B.P.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2005
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- East Asia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeobotanist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry ; 2004
- Field Date
- no date given
- Coverage Date
- early Neolithic; 12,000-7000 BP, uncalibrated
- Coverage Place
- Diaotonghuan cave, Jiangxi province, China
- Notes
- Zhao, Zhijun
- Special section: Rice domestication, edited by Carol Malone
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 895-897)
- LCCN
- 29021740
- LCSH
- China--Antiquities