Starch grain analysis for groundstone tools from Neolithic Baiyinchanghan site: implications for their function in Northeast China

Tao, Dongliang; Wu, Yan; Zhang, Guo; Hill, David V.; Wang, Changsui

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2011.08.028

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“…4J). These diagnostic features are consistent with Quercus (Yang et al, 2009b, Tao et al, 2011 (Fig. 3I-J; Table 1).…”

Section: Type 4 Starchsupporting

confidence: 84%

“…Sizes of rice, oats are all smaller than Type 1. The size of common millet is 5.96-10.99 μm, and most of starch grains from common millet have no fissure (Tao et al, 2011;Yang et al, 2012a,b;Ge, 2010a) (Fig. 3A; Table 1).…”

Section: Type 1 Starchmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…3A; Table 1). The size of foxtail millet is 6.23-19.35 μm (Tao et al, 2011; Table 1), and some of starch grains from foxtail millet have visible fissures (Fig. 3B).…”

Section: Type 1 Starchmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Starch grain analysis of human dental calculus to investigate Neolithic consumption of plants in the middle Yellow River Valley, China: A case study on Gouwan site

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“…4J). These diagnostic features are consistent with Quercus (Yang et al, 2009b, Tao et al, 2011 (Fig. 3I-J; Table 1).…”

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Starch grain analysis of human dental calculus to investigate Neolithic consumption of plants in the middle Yellow River Valley, China: A case study on Gouwan site

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“…from around 30,000 years ago, during the Upper Palaeolithic and long before the arrival of farming [51]; root crop horticulture in Panama [21,33]; use of cereal grains [50,64]; seed grinding [65]; use of wild plants [44,64,66]; the use of stone tools [67]. This approach has also become popular in recent years in China [29,[68][69][70][71][72][73][74]). Likewise, starch granules (A) (B) Figure 2.…”

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Abstract:This article reviews evidence of how starch granules associated with archaeological artefacts provide an insight into the use of plants by our ancestors for food, medicines and cultural activities. The properties of starch relevant to archaeological contexts, methods for examining ancient starch and the types of environmental conditions that would promote survival of starch granules over hundreds of thousands of years as part of the archaeological record, are considered. Starch granules identified in dental calculus are clear indicators of the individual having consumed starchy food as part of the diet. However, surviving starch granules may be only a tiny fraction of those consumed over a lifetime and not necessarily representative of foods that were in the diet. A hypothesis, based on a combination of archaeological, physiological and genetic evidence, that plant foods containing high quantities of digestible starch were essential for the evolution of the modern human phenotype, is discussed.

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“…These plant microfossils have been used extensively to examine residues from stone tools (129)(130)(131)(132)(133), shell tools (134), sediments (135)(136)(137), grinding stones (138), and dental calculus (139,140). The presence of starch grains and phytoliths has also been used to identify maize and beans in pottery residues from North America (141,142) and of a range of plant foods in residues from ceramic and stone artefacts from Bolivia (143).…”

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Organic Residues in Archaeology: The Highs and Lows of Recent Research

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2013

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The analysis of organic residues from archaeological materials has become increasingly important to our understanding of ancient diet, trade and technology. Residues from diverse contexts have been retrieved and analysed from the remains of food, medicine and cosmetics to hafting material on stone arrowheads, pitch and tar from shipwrecks, and ancient manure from soils. Research has brought many advances in our understanding of archaeological, organic residues over the past two decades. Some have enabled very specific and detailed interpretations of materials preserved in the archaeological record. However there are still areas where we know very little, like the mechanisms at work during the formation and preservation of residues, and areas where each advance produces more questions rather than answers, as in the identification of degraded fats. This chapter will discuss some of the significant achievements in the field over the past decade and the ongoing challenges for research in this area.1341280_File000001_20903114.docPrinted 7/19/2013 2

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Starch grain analysis for groundstone tools from Neolithic Baiyinchanghan site: implications for their function in Northeast China

Cited by 29 publications

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Starch grain analysis of human dental calculus to investigate Neolithic consumption of plants in the middle Yellow River Valley, China: A case study on Gouwan site

Starch grain analysis of human dental calculus to investigate Neolithic consumption of plants in the middle Yellow River Valley, China: A case study on Gouwan site

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Organic Residues in Archaeology: The Highs and Lows of Recent Research

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