Ref ID:	28080
Ref Type:	Journal Article
Authors:	GuiYun Jin, WenWan Wu, KeSi Zhang, ZeBing Wang, XiaoHong Wu,
Title:	8000-year old rice remains from the north edge of the Shandong Highlands, east China
Date:	2014
Source:	Journal of Archaeological Science
Abstract:	Systematic archaeobotanical work at Xihe site recovered 8000 years old rice and other plant remains. Cultural context analyses of the plant and animal remains indicated Xihe people relied mainly on fishing–hunting–gathering as their subsistence. As the largest amount and higher concentration of plant remains, rice might contribute much to plant food resource at the settlement. Even though it is too early to demonstrate the nature of the rice remains (whether it is wild, cultivated or domesticated), the case that discovery of Xihe rice has undoubtedly provided new evidence for our understanding of rice exploitation subsistence at about 8000 years ago in East China.
Date Created:	10/28/2014
Volume:	51
Page Start:	34
Page End:	42