NDLI: Land-use change for rice and foxtail millet cultivation in the Chengtoushan site, central China, reconstructed from weed seed assemblages

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Author	Nasu, Hiroo Gu, Hai Bin Momohara, Arata Yasuda, Yoshinori
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	Archaeobotanical analysis of moat sediments from the Neolithic site of Chengtoushan, Hunan, China, provides evidence of the land-use change for rice and foxtail millet cultivation around the site. Rice constantly appeared through the three phases of Daxi culture with high percentages, while accompanying wetland species of paddy field weeds gradually decreased. In contrast, foxtail millet increased together with upland field and ruderal weeds through the time. These changes suggest that foxtail millet cultivation was established with the expansion of dry farming in region of the site, while rice cultivation was continuously practiced on the alluvial plain surrounding the site. This diversification of land-use through the addition of foxtail millet cultivation may be attributed to population increase or as a buffer to natural disasters such as flooding. In addition, gathering of wild nuts and fruits continued alongside cultivation. These multiple strategies for food procurement provided sustainable food supply for the population of Chengtoushan for 1,800 years.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	14
Page Count	14
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ISSN	18669557
Journal	Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
Volume Number	4
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	18669565
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2011-10-18
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Archaeobotany Rice Foxtail millet Weed Land-use China Earth Sciences Chemistry/Food Science Archaeology Anthropology Life Sciences Geography (general)
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Archeology Archeology (arts and humanities) Anthropology

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