The Domestication Process and Domestication Rate in Rice: Spikelet Bases from the Lower Yangtze
Dorian Q. FullerInstitute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing 100710, ChinaLing QinInstitute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing 100710, ChinaYunfei ZhengInstitute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing 100710, ChinaZhijun ZhaoInstitute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing 100710, ChinaXugao ChenInstitute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing 100710, ChinaLeo Aoi HosoyaInstitute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing 100710, ChinaGuoping SunInstitute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing 100710, China
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The process of rice domestication occurred in the Lower Yangtze region of Zhejiang, China, between 6900 and 6600 years ago. Archaeobotanical evidence from the site of Tianluoshan shows that the proportion of nonshattering domesticated rice (Oryza sativa) spikelet bases increased over this period from 27% to 39%. Over the same period, rice remains increased from 8% to 24% of all plant remains, which suggests an increased consumption relative to wild gathered foods. In addition, an assemblage of annual grasses, sedges, and other herbaceous plants indicates the presence of arable weeds, typical of cultivated rice, that also increased over this period.
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