Broomcorn and foxtail millet were cultivated in Taiwan about 5000 years ago

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• 作者：Chen-Hwa Tsang ; Kuang-Ti Li ; Tze-Fu Hsu ; Yuan-Ching Tsai…
• 关键词：Archaeobotany ; Broomcorn millet ; Foxtail millet ; Yellow foxtail
• 刊名：Botanical Studies
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：December 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：58
• 期：1
• 全文大小：2269KB
• 刊物主题：Plant Sciences;
• 出版者：Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• ISSN：1999-3110
• 卷排序：58

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BackgroundArchaeobotanical remains of millet were found at the Nan-kuan-li East site in Tainan Science Park, southern Taiwan. This site, dated around 5000–4300 BP, is characterized by remains of the Tapenkeng culture, the earliest Neolithic culture found so far in Taiwan. A large number of millet-like carbonized and charred seeds with varied sizes and shapes were unearthed from the site by the flotation method. Since no millet grain was ever found archaeologically in Taiwan previously, this discovery is of great importance and significance. This paper is in an attempt to further analyze these plant remains for a clearer understanding of the agricultural practice of the ancient inhabitants of the Nan-kuan-li East site.