Early Wheat Cultivation and Plant Use in Xinjiang Prehistory – New Evidence from Starch Analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20084775 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Weiming Jia (0000-0001-8298-9454), Florence M Chau |
| Year | 2018 |
| Pages | 31-48 |
| Publication date | 2018-11-12 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Archaeology and Conservation along the Silk Road (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Böhlau Verlag (PUBLISHER • DD) |
| DOI | 10.7767/9783205200468.31 |
| OpenAlex | W2901199876 |
| ISBN | 9783205200468 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Using the method of starch residue analysis, this study has recovered the early wheat and other plant remains from ancient sites. Xinjiang, as an important pathway connecting east and west, is a key area for the study on the eastward spread of early wheat to Central China. The new evidence of wheat starch found in this study has suggested that the wheat cultivation in Xinjiang is much earlier than the current date of around c.1800 BC from the Xiaohe cemetery. The wheat starch residue was recovered from the early section of Saensayi cemetery dated to the late 3rd millennium BC. This research has provided an effective way to recover the micro-botanic evidence from ancient artefacts. The acquired starch residue indicates the exploitation of multiple plants in prehistoric Xinjiang, including some medicinal plants
Archaeology · Biology · Botany · China · Geography · Prehistory · Starch · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Linguistics and Cultural Studies · Food Science
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |