Phytolith analysis of an archaeological site (longshan period) in Zhumadian City,Henan Province,China: Paleoenvironmental and cultural implications |
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| Authors: | Qinhua Jiang Dolores Piperno |
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| Abstract: | With phytolith analysis of an archaeological site (Longshan Culture Period, 4800-4000 B. P.) in Zhumadian City of Henan Province, environmental and cultural information have been obtained. Phytolith assemblages both from the site and from a nearby ancient lake deposit of the same period indicate a warm and wet climate. Since this area is in an environment outside the natural distribution of wild rice, abundant “scooped” bilobate and special glume epidermal phytoliths found in all of the cultural layers and two samples of the lake deposits suggest that rice was cultivated in this region by the local people. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
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