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New evidence for the origins of sedentism and rice domestication in the Lower Yangzi River, China

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Leping Jiang  and
Li Liu
Leping Jiang
Affiliation:
1Zhejiang Institute of Archaeology, China
Li Liu
Affiliation:
2La Trobe University, Australia (Email: [email protected])
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Extract

A newly discovered site at Shangshan in the Lower Yangzi River region has revealed the oldest open-air sedentary village and domesticated rice in south China.

Keywords

Chinasedentismearly potteryrice domestication
Type
Research
Information
Antiquity , Volume 80 , Issue 308 , 1 June 2006 , pp. 355 - 361
Copyright
Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 2006

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