Plant crop remains from the outer burial pit of the Han Yangling Mausoleum and their significance to Early Western Han agriculture

doi:10.1007/s11434-009-0048-z

	Plant crop remains from the outer burial pit of the Han Yangling Mausoleum and their significance to Early Western Han agriculture
	Yang XiaoYan 1; Liu ChangJiang 2; Zhang JianPing 3; Yang WuZhan 4; Zhang XiaoHu 5; Lue HouYuan 3
刊名	CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN
	2009-05-01
卷号	54 期号:10 页码:1738-1743
关键词	crop remains Early Western Han agriculture Han Yangling Mausoleum
ISSN号	1001-6538
DOI	10.1007/s11434-009-0048-z
文献子类	Article
英文摘要	A large amount of carbonized plant remains were discovered in one of the outer burial pits of the Han Yangling Mausoleum, which was built more than 2000 years ago for the Jing Emperor, Liu, Qi (188-141 cal a BC), the fourth emperor of the Western Han Dynasty. The remains are identified by phytolith analysis and macrofossil morphological features. Seeds from foxtail millet (Setaria italica), broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum), rice (Oryza sativa) and chenopod (possible Chenopodium giganteum) are identified, suggesting that these four crops might have been the staple plant foods in the capital area (Guanzhong area), Shaanxi Province during the Early Western Han Dynasty. Chenopods were often considered as weeds since they have only been rarely found as carbonized seeds in prehistoric sites. This is the first time such a large amount of seeds has been found at a site, which provides strong material evidence for chenopod cultivation with a long history in China. Wheat was thought to be promoted and popularized in the Guanzhong area since the Wu Emporor, Liu, Che (156-87 cal a BC), the fifth emperor of the Western Han Dynasty. No wheat was found at this site, which supports the historical document record that wheat was still secondary in the diet and agrarian economy before the Wu Emperor's reign.
WOS关键词	PHYTOLITHS
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
语种	英语
出版者	SCIENCE PRESS
WOS记录号	WOS:000266078700015
资助机构	National Natural Science Foundation of China(40771205) ; National Natural Science Foundation of China(40771205) ; National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(40625002) ; National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(40625002) ; Chinese Civilization Origins Project(2006BAK21B20) ; Chinese Civilization Origins Project(2006BAK21B20) ; Chinese Academy of Sciences(KZCX2-YW-315-5) ; Chinese Academy of Sciences(KZCX2-YW-315-5) ; National Natural Science Foundation of China(40771205) ; National Natural Science Foundation of China(40771205) ; National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(40625002) ; National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(40625002) ; Chinese Civilization Origins Project(2006BAK21B20) ; Chinese Civilization Origins Project(2006BAK21B20) ; Chinese Academy of Sciences(KZCX2-YW-315-5) ; Chinese Academy of Sciences(KZCX2-YW-315-5) ; National Natural Science Foundation of China(40771205) ; National Natural Science Foundation of China(40771205) ; National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(40625002) ; National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(40625002) ; Chinese Civilization Origins Project(2006BAK21B20) ; Chinese Civilization Origins Project(2006BAK21B20) ; Chinese Academy of Sciences(KZCX2-YW-315-5) ; Chinese Academy of Sciences(KZCX2-YW-315-5) ; National Natural Science Foundation of China(40771205) ; National Natural Science Foundation of China(40771205) ; National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(40625002) ; National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(40625002) ; Chinese Civilization Origins Project(2006BAK21B20) ; Chinese Civilization Origins Project(2006BAK21B20) ; Chinese Academy of Sciences(KZCX2-YW-315-5) ; Chinese Academy of Sciences(KZCX2-YW-315-5)
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.iggcas.ac.cn/handle/132A11/70418]
专题	中国科学院地质与地球物理研究所
通讯作者	Yang XiaoYan
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Bot, Beijing 100091, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geol & Geophys, Beijing 100029, Peoples R China 4.Shaanxi Prov Inst Archaeol, Xian 710001, Peoples R China 5.Peking Univ, Coll Urban & Environm Sci, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Yang XiaoYan,Liu ChangJiang,Zhang JianPing,et al. Plant crop remains from the outer burial pit of the Han Yangling Mausoleum and their significance to Early Western Han agriculture[J]. CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN,2009,54(10):1738-1743.
APA	Yang XiaoYan,Liu ChangJiang,Zhang JianPing,Yang WuZhan,Zhang XiaoHu,&Lue HouYuan.(2009).Plant crop remains from the outer burial pit of the Han Yangling Mausoleum and their significance to Early Western Han agriculture.CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN,54(10),1738-1743.
MLA	Yang XiaoYan,et al."Plant crop remains from the outer burial pit of the Han Yangling Mausoleum and their significance to Early Western Han agriculture".CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN 54.10(2009):1738-1743.