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Rice existed 4,000 years ago in Yangtze basin
New findings indicate that farming in the Yangtze Basin (China)
existed as early as 4,000 years ago. Excavation in the Xiezi Area of
Hubei Province yielded a total of 402 findings, including carbonized
rice. Stone tools, pottery, bronze, jade and porcelain were unearthed,
as well as a number of spinning wheels, drop spindles made of clay and
other textile tools. There were also stone mounds and smelting relics
such as slag. A variety of grains and seeds were found, and experts
believe there may be carbonized wheat among the plant findings at the
site.
The Hubei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology
announced the findings. The relics were determined to be from the
Neolithic Era at the time of the Shang Dynasty (ca. 1600–1050 BCE)
and Western Zhou Dynasty (ca. 1046–771 BCE) The Xiezi Area is
approximately 7.4 acres (30,000 sq. meters) in size, it is surrounded
by ponds and swamps with farms distributed around the area.
The combination of the findings and their stratigraphic age
provides valuable information about the diet structure, production
methods, and living conditions of the inhabitants of the area during
the time of the Shang and Western Zhou dynasties. Archeological team
leader, Luo Yunbin explained that there had been speculation in the
past about edible rice production in the Yangtze Basin, but the new
findings provide solid physical evidence that there was agricultural
development in that area during ancient times.
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/22580/
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