Archaeobotanical analysis of diverse plant food resources and palaeovegetation at the Zhumucun site, a late Neolithic settlement of the Liangzhu Culture in east China

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• 作者：Zhenwei Qiu^a ; ^b ; Xue Shang^a ; David Kay Ferguson^c ; Hongen Jiang^a ; ^{jianghongen@ucas.ac.cn}
• 关键词：Macro-plant remains ; Floatation ; Phytolith ; Rice ; Plant food resources ; Palaeovegetation
• 刊名：Quaternary International
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：28 December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：426
• 期：Complete
• 页码：75-85
• 全文大小：3192 K
• 卷排序：426

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Floatation of archaeological remains from sediments of the Neolithic Zhumucun site, attributed to the Liangzhu Culture (5300–4300 BP), demonstrates the diverse plant resources available at this site. The plant remains suggest a generally warm and humid wetland landscape where rice-based subsistence was possible. Domesticated rice was cultivated in paddy fields and served as the only cereal, while some melons and fruits, such as muskmelon (Cucumis melo) were probably cultivated as well. In addition, some species of Polygonum might have been utilized as vegetables. Furthermore, herbs such as Potentilla sp., Zehneria indica, and Lagenaria siceraria var. microcarpa were probably collected for medical purposes.