New radiocarbon and archaeobotanical evidence reveal the timing and route of southward dispersal of rice farming in south China
| Autor: | Zhiwei Jin, Suoqiang Liu, Hsiao-chun Hung, Qianglu Zhang, Zhenyu Zhou, Xianguo Fu, Yong Chao Ma, Qiuhe Chen, Xiaoyan Yang, Zhao Li |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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010506 paleontology
Multidisciplinary South china business.industry Structural basin 010502 geochemistry & geophysics 01 natural sciences law.invention Geography Phytolith law Agriculture Yangtze river Biological dispersal Rice farming Radiocarbon dating Physical geography business 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Science Bulletin. 63:1495-1501 |
| ISSN: | 2095-9273 |
| Popis: | The origins and spreads of rice agriculture have been enduring topics, yet the timing and southward dispersal from the Yangtze River Basin have been difficult to trace, due to the scarcity of archaeobotanical data, especially systematic macro-plant remains examination, combined with the poor preservation in the humid climate and acidic soils of Chinas southern provinces. Here, we report new radiocarbon dating and preserved rice phytolith evidence, derived from three Late Neolithic archaeological sites in south China, dated about 5,000-4,100 cal a BP. Our results demonstrate that rice farming had spread southward through the mountainous regions of Wuyi and Nanling, then entered the areas of Western Fujian and North Guangdong by 5,000 cal a BP, followed by continued expansion into coastal areas of East China Sea and South China Sea, also crossing the Taiwan Strait, around 4,500-4,000 cal a BP. The North River, East River, Min River, and possibly other river systems likely were influential as pathways or conduits. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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