Wild and domesticated forms of rice (Oryza sp.) in early agriculture at Qingpu, lower Yangtze, China: evidence from phytoliths

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dc.contributor.authorItzstein-Davey, Fen_AU
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Den_AU
dc.contributor.authorDodson, JRen_AU
dc.contributor.authorAtahan, Pen_AU
dc.contributor.authorZheng, HBen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2009-10-02T05:48:28Zen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-30T05:02:07Zen_AU
dc.date.available2009-10-02T05:48:28Zen_AU
dc.date.available2010-04-30T05:02:07Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2007-12en_AU
dc.date.statistics2007-12en_AU
dc.description.abstractRice cultivation in parts of the Yangtze valley, eastern China, is thought to date to at least the early Holocene. Using phytolith analysis, sediments from an exposed profile at Qingpu in the lower Yangtze were examined in detail in order to contribute to the growing body of information relating to the history of rice agriculture in the Yangtze delta area. The presence of phytoliths from domesticated rice, Oryza sativa, indicates that rice agriculture was well developed at Qingpu by ca. 2350 BP and may have increased in intensity from ca. 2100 BP. Rice cultivation at Qingpu was comparatively late in relation to other areas in the Yangtze valley, possibly due to the seasonal intrusion of saline waters, while the cultivation of wild rice remained a prominent feature of food production in the area to at least as late as ca. 1800 BP. Results presented here support the existence of a period of overlap, during which both wild and domesticated forms of rice were cultivated, rather than a linear transition from wild to domesticated rice cultivation and the possible influence of environmental factors over farming in an area subjected to frequent flooding. © 2007, Elsevier Ltd.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationItzstein-Davey, F., Taylor, D., Dodson, J., Atahan, P., & Zheng, H. (2007). Wild and domesticated forms of rice (Oryza sp.) in early agriculture at Qingpu, lower Yangtze, China: evidence from phytoliths. Journal of Archaeological Science, 34(12), 2101-2108. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2007.02.018en_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc1129en_AU
dc.identifier.issn0305-4403en_AU
dc.identifier.issue12en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleJournal of Archaeological Scienceen_AU
dc.identifier.pagination2101-2108en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2007.02.018en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/1915en_AU
dc.identifier.volume34en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherElsevieren_AU
dc.subjectAgricultureen_AU
dc.subjectYangtze Riveren_AU
dc.subjectRiceen_AU
dc.subjectQuaternary perioden_AU
dc.subjectCultivationen_AU
dc.subjectSedimentsen_AU
dc.titleWild and domesticated forms of rice (Oryza sp.) in early agriculture at Qingpu, lower Yangtze, China: evidence from phytolithsen_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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