supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA05130603 and XDA05130402);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(40771205 and 41371217)
Early pottery sherds excavated in northern China date back to more than 11,000 cal a BP,and are presumed to have been used as cooking vessels.There has been,however,no direct evidence to demonstrate this function.Here...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 40771205);National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars (Grant No. 40625002);Knowledge Innovation Project from Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. KZC2-YW-315-5)
Charred residues adhering to sherds of ceramic cooking vessels,pots (Fu),excavated from the Kuahuqiao site (8000-7000 cal a BP) in Zhejiang Province were examined using the method of starch grain analysis.Ancient star...
supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 40771205);National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (Grant No. 40625002);Knowledge Innovation Project from Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. KZCX2-YW-315)
Chenqimogou site, located at the south bank of Tao River, is comprised of a large group of graves dated to ~4000 a BP. For its large scale, unique mortuary system, and abundant of typical artifacts, the site was named...
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 40771205);National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (Grant No. 40625002);Knowledge Innovation Project from Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. KZC2-YW-315-5)
Prehistoric groundstone tools including slabs (metate, mo-pan) and mullers (mano, mo-bang) are often considered to be tools that were used to process cereals in ancient China. Most archaeologists believe that groundst...